diff --git a/src/iwd.h b/src/iwd.h
index 677b9987..d988b482 100644
--- a/src/iwd.h
+++ b/src/iwd.h
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@ void netdev_shutdown(void);
 bool device_init(void);
 void device_exit(void);
 
-bool station_init(void);
-void station_exit(void);
-
 bool manager_init(struct l_genl_family *in,
 			const char *if_whitelist, const char *if_blacklist);
 void manager_exit(void);
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index bb1b5ff2..e91b8db5 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -524,8 +524,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	if (!device_init())
 		goto fail_device;
 
-	station_init();
-
 	if (iwd_modules_init() < 0)
 		goto fail_modules;
 
@@ -536,7 +534,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 fail_modules:
 	iwd_modules_exit();
-	station_exit();
 	device_exit();
 fail_device:
 	netdev_exit();
diff --git a/src/station.c b/src/station.c
index 36eac34c..960c701a 100644
--- a/src/station.c
+++ b/src/station.c
@@ -2792,7 +2792,7 @@ static void station_netdev_watch(struct netdev *netdev,
 	}
 }
 
-bool station_init(void)
+static int station_init(void)
 {
 	station_list = l_queue_new();
 	netdev_watch = netdev_watch_add(station_netdev_watch, NULL, NULL);
@@ -2802,10 +2802,12 @@ bool station_init(void)
 	return true;
 }
 
-void station_exit(void)
+static void station_exit(void)
 {
 	l_dbus_unregister_interface(dbus_get_bus(), IWD_STATION_INTERFACE);
 	netdev_watch_remove(netdev_watch);
 	l_queue_destroy(station_list, NULL);
 	station_list = NULL;
 }
+
+IWD_MODULE(station, station_init, station_exit)