diff --git a/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
index e82a5be894b5..15061b314411 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
@@ -129,13 +129,6 @@ static int sysctl_tcp_congestion_control(ctl_table *table, int __user *name,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int __init tcp_congestion_default(void)
-{
-	return tcp_set_default_congestion_control(CONFIG_DEFAULT_TCP_CONG);
-}
-
-late_initcall(tcp_congestion_default);
-
 ctl_table ipv4_table[] = {
         {
 		.ctl_name	= NET_IPV4_TCP_TIMESTAMPS,
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c
index af0aca1e6be6..1e2982f4acd4 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c
@@ -131,6 +131,14 @@ int tcp_set_default_congestion_control(const char *name)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/* Set default value from kernel configuration at bootup */
+static int __init tcp_congestion_default(void)
+{
+	return tcp_set_default_congestion_control(CONFIG_DEFAULT_TCP_CONG);
+}
+late_initcall(tcp_congestion_default);
+
+
 /* Get current default congestion control */
 void tcp_get_default_congestion_control(char *name)
 {