diff --git a/qom/object.c b/qom/object.c
index 59fd79738d..b82b65a3a1 100644
--- a/qom/object.c
+++ b/qom/object.c
@@ -2844,7 +2844,7 @@ static void object_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, const void *data)
                                   NULL);
 }
 
-static void register_types(void)
+static void __attribute__((constructor)) register_types(void)
 {
     static const TypeInfo interface_info = {
         .name = TYPE_INTERFACE,
@@ -2862,5 +2862,3 @@ static void register_types(void)
     type_interface = type_register_internal(&interface_info);
     type_register_internal(&object_info);
 }
-
-type_init(register_types)