diff --git a/boards/sim/sim/sim/src/sim_bringup.c b/boards/sim/sim/sim/src/sim_bringup.c
index 848969b9b71..c6404ee1d77 100644
--- a/boards/sim/sim/sim/src/sim_bringup.c
+++ b/boards/sim/sim/sim/src/sim_bringup.c
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 #include <nuttx/fs/nxffs.h>
 #include <nuttx/fs/rpmsgfs.h>
 #include <nuttx/i2c/i2c_master.h>
-#include <nuttx/input/uinput.h>
 #include <nuttx/spi/spi_transfer.h>
 #include <nuttx/rc/lirc_dev.h>
 #include <nuttx/rc/dummy.h>
@@ -319,22 +318,6 @@ int sim_bringup(void)
     }
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_UINPUT_TOUCH
-  ret = uinput_touch_initialize("utouch", 1, 4);
-  if (ret < 0)
-    {
-      syslog(LOG_ERR, "ERROR: uinput_touch_initialize failed: %d\n", ret);
-    }
-#endif /* CONFIG_UINPUT_TOUCH */
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_UINPUT_BUTTONS
-  ret = uinput_button_initialize("ubutton");
-  if (ret < 0)
-    {
-      syslog(LOG_ERR, "ERROR: uinput_button_initialize failed: %d\n", ret);
-    }
-#endif /* CONFIG_UINPUT_BUTTONS */
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_IEEE802154_LOOPBACK
   /* Initialize and register the IEEE802.15.4 MAC network loop device */
 
diff --git a/drivers/drivers_initialize.c b/drivers/drivers_initialize.c
index 755af2fbbb6..ae1ad73943f 100644
--- a/drivers/drivers_initialize.c
+++ b/drivers/drivers_initialize.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <nuttx/crypto/crypto.h>
 #include <nuttx/drivers/drivers.h>
 #include <nuttx/fs/loop.h>
+#include <nuttx/input/uinput.h>
 #include <nuttx/net/loopback.h>
 #include <nuttx/net/tun.h>
 #include <nuttx/net/telnet.h>
@@ -119,6 +120,14 @@ void drivers_initialize(void)
   devcrypto_register();
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_UINPUT_TOUCH
+  uinput_touch_initialize("utouch", 1, 4);
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_UINPUT_BUTTONS
+  uinput_button_initialize("ubutton");
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_LOOPBACK
   /* Initialize the local loopback device */