--- qe.c
+++ qe.c
@@ -6174,14 +6174,14 @@
 static inline void init_all_modules(void)
 {
     int (*initcall)(void);
-    void **ptr;
+    int (**ptr)(void);
     
-    ptr = (void **)&__initcall_first;
+    ptr = &__initcall_first;
     for(;;) {
         /* NOTE: if bound checking is on, a '\0' is inserted between
            each initialized 'void *' */
 #if defined(__BOUNDS_CHECKING_ON)
-        ptr = (void **)((long)ptr + (2 * sizeof(void *)));
+        ptr += 2;
 #else
         ptr++;
 #endif
--- qe.h
+++ qe.h
@@ -578,8 +578,8 @@
 #undef __attribute__ 
 
 /* same method as the linux kernel... */
-#define __init_call	__attribute__ ((unused,__section__ (".initcall.init")))
-#define __exit_call	__attribute__ ((unused,__section__ (".exitcall.exit")))
+#define __init_call	__attribute__ ((used,__section__ (".initcall.init")))
+#define __exit_call	__attribute__ ((used,__section__ (".exitcall.exit")))
 
 #define qe_module_init(fn) \
 	int (*__initcall_##fn)(void) __init_call = fn