diff --git a/modules/mbedtls/zephyr_init.c b/modules/mbedtls/zephyr_init.c
index bfdc8386346..89720fb9aa0 100644
--- a/modules/mbedtls/zephyr_init.c
+++ b/modules/mbedtls/zephyr_init.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ static int _mbedtls_init(void)
 }
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_MBEDTLS_INIT)
-SYS_INIT(_mbedtls_init, POST_KERNEL, 0);
+SYS_INIT(_mbedtls_init, POST_KERNEL, CONFIG_KERNEL_INIT_PRIORITY_DEFAULT);
 #endif
 
 /* if CONFIG_MBEDTLS_INIT is not defined then this function