diff --git a/repos/dde_linux/src/include/lx_emul/init.h b/repos/dde_linux/src/include/lx_emul/init.h
index fac92465bb..84e38c4222 100644
--- a/repos/dde_linux/src/include/lx_emul/init.h
+++ b/repos/dde_linux/src/include/lx_emul/init.h
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ void lx_emul_initcalls(void);
 /* this function is generated into 'initcall_table.c' */
 void lx_emul_register_initcalls(void);
 
+void lx_emul_initcall(char const *name);
+
 void lx_emul_register_initcall(int (*initcall)(void), const char * name);
 
 void lx_emul_start_kernel(void * dtb);
diff --git a/repos/dde_linux/src/include/lx_kit/init.h b/repos/dde_linux/src/include/lx_kit/init.h
index e87da941dc..976dde3b92 100644
--- a/repos/dde_linux/src/include/lx_kit/init.h
+++ b/repos/dde_linux/src/include/lx_kit/init.h
@@ -36,8 +36,10 @@ class Lx_kit::Initcalls
 		{
 			unsigned int prio;
 			int (* call) (void);
+			char const *name;
 
-			E(unsigned int p, int (*fn)(void)) : prio(p), call(fn) {}
+			E(unsigned int p, int (*fn)(void), char const *name)
+			: prio(p), call(fn), name(name) {}
 		};
 
 		Heap  & _heap;
@@ -45,8 +47,9 @@ class Lx_kit::Initcalls
 
 	public:
 
-		void add(int (*initcall)(void), unsigned int prio);
+		void add(int (*initcall)(void), unsigned int prio, char const *name);
 		void execute_in_order();
+		void execute(char const *name);
 
 		Initcalls(Heap & heap) : _heap(heap) {}
 };
diff --git a/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/lx_emul/init.cc b/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/lx_emul/init.cc
index 7d91b65abb..a52bdabb35 100644
--- a/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/lx_emul/init.cc
+++ b/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/lx_emul/init.cc
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ extern "C" void lx_emul_initcalls()
 }
 
 
+extern "C" void lx_emul_initcall(char const *name)
+{
+	Lx_kit::env().initcalls.execute(name);
+}
+
+
 extern "C" void lx_emul_register_initcall(int (*initcall)(void),
                                           const char * name)
 {
@@ -40,7 +46,7 @@ extern "C" void lx_emul_register_initcall(int (*initcall)(void),
 	for (unsigned i = 0; i < (sizeof(lx_emul_initcall_order) / sizeof(char*));
 	     i++) {
 		if (Genode::strcmp(name, lx_emul_initcall_order[i]) == 0) {
-			Lx_kit::env().initcalls.add(initcall, i);
+			Lx_kit::env().initcalls.add(initcall, i, name);
 			return;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/lx_kit/init.cc b/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/lx_kit/init.cc
index b829743651..873d27be9a 100644
--- a/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/lx_kit/init.cc
+++ b/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/lx_kit/init.cc
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ namespace Lx_kit {
 }
 
 
-void Lx_kit::Initcalls::add(int (*initcall)(void), unsigned int prio) {
-	_call_list.insert(new (_heap) E(prio, initcall)); }
+void Lx_kit::Initcalls::add(int (*initcall)(void), unsigned int prio,
+                            char const *name) {
+	_call_list.insert(new (_heap) E(prio, initcall, name)); }
 
 
 void Lx_kit::Initcalls::execute_in_order()
@@ -44,6 +45,15 @@ void Lx_kit::Initcalls::execute_in_order()
 }
 
 
+void Lx_kit::Initcalls::execute(char const *name)
+{
+	for (E * entry = _call_list.first(); entry; entry = entry->next()) {
+		if (Genode::strcmp(entry->name, name) == 0)
+			entry->call();
+	}
+}
+
+
 void Lx_kit::Pci_fixup_calls::add(void (*fn)(struct pci_dev*)) {
 	_call_list.insert(new (_heap) E(fn)); }