diff --git a/nimble/host/services/tps/include/services/tps/ble_svc_tps.h b/nimble/host/services/tps/include/services/tps/ble_svc_tps.h
index c1797ae55..ec4cd790a 100644
--- a/nimble/host/services/tps/include/services/tps/ble_svc_tps.h
+++ b/nimble/host/services/tps/include/services/tps/ble_svc_tps.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ struct ble_hs_cfg;
 #define BLE_SVC_TPS_UUID16                                      0x1804
 #define BLE_SVC_TPS_CHR_UUID16_TX_POWER_LEVEL                   0x2a07
 
-int ble_svc_tps_init(struct ble_hs_cfg *cfg); 
+void ble_svc_tps_init(void);
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/nimble/host/services/tps/pkg.yml b/nimble/host/services/tps/pkg.yml
index 45d85b6ec..17b2b8741 100644
--- a/nimble/host/services/tps/pkg.yml
+++ b/nimble/host/services/tps/pkg.yml
@@ -30,3 +30,5 @@ pkg.keywords:
 pkg.deps:
     - net/nimble/host
 
+pkg.init_function: ble_svc_tps_init
+pkg.init_stage: 3
diff --git a/nimble/host/services/tps/src/ble_svc_tps.c b/nimble/host/services/tps/src/ble_svc_tps.c
index 3f241b01c..2351a795e 100644
--- a/nimble/host/services/tps/src/ble_svc_tps.c
+++ b/nimble/host/services/tps/src/ble_svc_tps.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include "host/ble_hs.h"
 #include "services/tps/ble_svc_tps.h"
-#include "../../../src/ble_hci_priv.h"
 
 int8_t ble_svc_tps_tx_power_level;
 
@@ -80,19 +79,14 @@ ble_svc_tps_access(uint16_t conn_handle, uint16_t attr_handle,
 /**
  * Initialize the TPS
  */
-int
-ble_svc_tps_init(struct ble_hs_cfg *cfg)
+void
+ble_svc_tps_init(void)
 {
     int rc;
+
     rc = ble_gatts_count_cfg(ble_svc_tps_defs, cfg);
-    if (rc != 0) {
-        return rc;
-    }
+    SYSINIT_PANIC_ASSERT(rc == 0);
 
     rc = ble_gatts_add_svcs(ble_svc_tps_defs);
-    if (rc != 0) {
-        return rc;
-    }
-
-    return 0;
+    SYSINIT_PANIC_ASSERT(rc == 0);
 }