diff --git a/src/audio/google/google_hotword_detect.c b/src/audio/google/google_hotword_detect.c
index c5664c1e4..1713453a3 100644
--- a/src/audio/google/google_hotword_detect.c
+++ b/src/audio/google/google_hotword_detect.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <sof/debug/panic.h>
 #include <sof/ipc/msg.h>
 #include <rtos/alloc.h>
+#include <rtos/init.h>
 #include <sof/lib/memory.h>
 #include <sof/lib/notifier.h>
 #include <rtos/wait.h>
@@ -484,3 +485,4 @@ UT_STATIC void sys_comp_ghd_init(void)
 }
 
 DECLARE_MODULE(sys_comp_ghd_init);
+SOF_MODULE_INIT(ghd, sys_comp_ghd_init);
diff --git a/zephyr/wrapper.c b/zephyr/wrapper.c
index dfb16eed1..5f97b6539 100644
--- a/zephyr/wrapper.c
+++ b/zephyr/wrapper.c
@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@ static void sys_module_init(void)
  * constructors directly atm.
  */
 
-void sys_comp_ghd_init(void);
 void sys_comp_module_dts_interface_init(void);
 void sys_comp_module_waves_interface_init(void);
 #if CONFIG_IPC_MAJOR_4
@@ -226,9 +225,6 @@ int task_main_start(struct sof *sof)
 
 int start_complete(void)
 {
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_COMP_GOOGLE_HOTWORD_DETECT))
-		sys_comp_ghd_init();
-
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DTS_CODEC))
 		sys_comp_module_dts_interface_init();