diff --git a/lib/idr.c b/lib/idr.c
index afbb0b1..8368c81 100644
--- a/lib/idr.c
+++ b/lib/idr.c
@@ -585,12 +585,11 @@
 	memset(idr_layer, 0, sizeof(struct idr_layer));
 }
 
-static  int init_id_cache(void)
+void __init idr_init_cache(void)
 {
-	if (!idr_layer_cache)
-		idr_layer_cache = kmem_cache_create("idr_layer_cache",
-			sizeof(struct idr_layer), 0, 0, idr_cache_ctor);
-	return 0;
+	idr_layer_cache = kmem_cache_create("idr_layer_cache",
+				sizeof(struct idr_layer), 0, SLAB_PANIC,
+				idr_cache_ctor);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -602,7 +601,6 @@
  */
 void idr_init(struct idr *idp)
 {
-	init_id_cache();
 	memset(idp, 0, sizeof(struct idr));
 	spin_lock_init(&idp->lock);
 }