diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 65f11f200d..bd95539ff7 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -2299,6 +2299,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
 #endif
     }
 
+    module_call_init(MODULE_INIT_QOM);
+
     runstate_init();
 
     init_clocks();
@@ -3466,8 +3468,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
     if (foreach_device_config(DEV_DEBUGCON, debugcon_parse) < 0)
         exit(1);
 
-    module_call_init(MODULE_INIT_QOM);
-
     /* must be after qdev registration but before machine init */
     if (vga_model) {
         select_vgahw(vga_model);