diff --git a/rust/macros/module.rs b/rust/macros/module.rs
index d62d8710d77a..27979e582e4b 100644
--- a/rust/macros/module.rs
+++ b/rust/macros/module.rs
@@ -222,10 +222,15 @@ pub(crate) fn module(ts: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
             }};
 
             // Loadable modules need to export the `{{init,cleanup}}_module` identifiers.
+            /// # Safety
+            ///
+            /// This function must not be called after module initialization, because it may be
+            /// freed after that completes.
             #[cfg(MODULE)]
             #[doc(hidden)]
             #[no_mangle]
-            pub extern \"C\" fn init_module() -> core::ffi::c_int {{
+            #[link_section = \".init.text\"]
+            pub unsafe extern \"C\" fn init_module() -> core::ffi::c_int {{
                 __init()
             }}