diff --git a/arch/x86/platforms/galileo/galileo.c b/arch/x86/platforms/galileo/galileo.c
index 2f971027b39..18b39e26e22 100644
--- a/arch/x86/platforms/galileo/galileo.c
+++ b/arch/x86/platforms/galileo/galileo.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ static int gpio_irq_set_0(struct device *unused) {
 }
 
 DECLARE_DEVICE_INIT_CONFIG(gpioirq_0, "", gpio_irq_set_0, NULL);
-pure_early_init(gpioirq_0, NULL);
+pre_kernel_early_init(gpioirq_0, NULL);
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_GPIO_DW_0 */
 
@@ -173,4 +173,4 @@ pure_core_init(pic_0, NULL);
 #endif /* CONFIG_PIC_DISABLE */
 
 DECLARE_DEVICE_INIT_CONFIG(galileo_0, "", galileo_init, NULL);
-pure_early_init(galileo_0, NULL);
+pre_kernel_early_init(galileo_0, NULL);
diff --git a/arch/x86/platforms/galileo/galileo_config.c b/arch/x86/platforms/galileo/galileo_config.c
index 7571a18d0c8..dabf7744ab1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/platforms/galileo/galileo_config.c
+++ b/arch/x86/platforms/galileo/galileo_config.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ DECLARE_DEVICE_INIT_CONFIG(ns16550_uart0,
 #if (defined(CONFIG_EARLY_CONSOLE) && \
 		defined(CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE) && \
 		(CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE_INDEX == 0))
-pure_early_init(ns16550_uart0, &ns16550_uart_dev_data[0]);
+pre_kernel_early_init(ns16550_uart0, &ns16550_uart_dev_data[0]);
 #else
 pre_kernel_late_init(ns16550_uart0, &ns16550_uart_dev_data[0]);
 #endif /* CONFIG_EARLY_CONSOLE */
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ DECLARE_DEVICE_INIT_CONFIG(ns16550_uart1,
 #if (defined(CONFIG_EARLY_CONSOLE) && \
 		defined(CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE) && \
 		(CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE_INDEX == 1))
-pure_early_init(ns16550_uart1, &ns16550_uart_dev_data[1]);
+pre_kernel_early_init(ns16550_uart1, &ns16550_uart_dev_data[1]);
 #else
 pre_kernel_late_init(ns16550_uart1, &ns16550_uart_dev_data[1]);
 #endif /* CONFIG_EARLY_CONSOLE */
diff --git a/arch/x86/platforms/ia32/ia32.c b/arch/x86/platforms/ia32/ia32.c
index d82e0cd84e3..a3b94694495 100644
--- a/arch/x86/platforms/ia32/ia32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/platforms/ia32/ia32.c
@@ -117,4 +117,4 @@ pure_core_init(pic_0, NULL);
 #endif /* CONFIG_PIC_DISABLE */
 
 DECLARE_DEVICE_INIT_CONFIG(ia32_0, "", ia32_init, NULL);
-pure_early_init(ia32_0, NULL);
+pre_kernel_early_init(ia32_0, NULL);
diff --git a/arch/x86/platforms/ia32/ia32_config.c b/arch/x86/platforms/ia32/ia32_config.c
index a45ce019623..fab34e73444 100644
--- a/arch/x86/platforms/ia32/ia32_config.c
+++ b/arch/x86/platforms/ia32/ia32_config.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ DECLARE_DEVICE_INIT_CONFIG(ns16550_uart0,
 		(CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE_INDEX == 0))
 pure_core_init(ns16550_uart0, &ns16550_uart_dev_data[0]);
 #else
-pure_early_init(ns16550_uart0, &ns16550_uart_dev_data[0]);
+pre_kernel_early_init(ns16550_uart0, &ns16550_uart_dev_data[0]);
 #endif /* CONFIG_EARLY_CONSOLE */
 
 
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ DECLARE_DEVICE_INIT_CONFIG(ns16550_uart1,
 		(CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE_INDEX == 1))
 pure_core_init(ns16550_uart1, &ns16550_uart_dev_data[1]);
 #else
-pure_early_init(ns16550_uart1, &ns16550_uart_dev_data[1]);
+pre_kernel_early_init(ns16550_uart1, &ns16550_uart_dev_data[1]);
 #endif /* CONFIG_EARLY_CONSOLE */
 
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/platforms/ia32_pci/ia32_pci.c b/arch/x86/platforms/ia32_pci/ia32_pci.c
index ba1d7f37443..954c1a744fc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/platforms/ia32_pci/ia32_pci.c
+++ b/arch/x86/platforms/ia32_pci/ia32_pci.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ static int gpio_irq_set_0(struct device *unused) {
 }
 
 DECLARE_DEVICE_INIT_CONFIG(gpioirq_0, "", gpio_irq_set_0, NULL);
-pure_early_init(gpioirq_0, NULL);
+pre_kernel_early_init(gpioirq_0, NULL);
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_GPIO_DW_0 */
 
@@ -173,4 +173,4 @@ pure_core_init(pic_0, NULL);
 #endif /* CONFIG_PIC_DISABLE */
 
 DECLARE_DEVICE_INIT_CONFIG(ia32_pci_0, "", ia32_pci_init, NULL);
-pure_early_init(ia32_pci_0, NULL);
+pre_kernel_early_init(ia32_pci_0, NULL);
diff --git a/arch/x86/platforms/ia32_pci/ia32_pci_config.c b/arch/x86/platforms/ia32_pci/ia32_pci_config.c
index 249734e775a..55e92190ebd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/platforms/ia32_pci/ia32_pci_config.c
+++ b/arch/x86/platforms/ia32_pci/ia32_pci_config.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ DECLARE_DEVICE_INIT_CONFIG(ns16550_uart0,
 #if (defined(CONFIG_EARLY_CONSOLE) && \
 		defined(CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE) && \
 		(CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE_INDEX == 0))
-pure_early_init(ns16550_uart0, &ns16550_uart_dev_data[0]);
+pre_kernel_early_init(ns16550_uart0, &ns16550_uart_dev_data[0]);
 #else
 pre_kernel_late_init(ns16550_uart0, &ns16550_uart_dev_data[0]);
 #endif /* CONFIG_EARLY_CONSOLE */
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ DECLARE_DEVICE_INIT_CONFIG(ns16550_uart1,
 #if (defined(CONFIG_EARLY_CONSOLE) && \
 		defined(CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE) && \
 		(CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE_INDEX == 1))
-pure_early_init(ns16550_uart1, &ns16550_uart_dev_data[1]);
+pre_kernel_early_init(ns16550_uart1, &ns16550_uart_dev_data[1]);
 #else
 pre_kernel_late_init(ns16550_uart1, &ns16550_uart_dev_data[1]);
 #endif /* CONFIG_EARLY_CONSOLE */
diff --git a/drivers/console/ram_console.c b/drivers/console/ram_console.c
index 5972f228385..81fe346d307 100644
--- a/drivers/console/ram_console.c
+++ b/drivers/console/ram_console.c
@@ -60,5 +60,5 @@ static int ram_console_init(struct device *d)
 }
 
 DECLARE_DEVICE_INIT_CONFIG(ram_console, "", ram_console_init, NULL);
-pure_early_init(ram_console, NULL);
+pre_kernel_early_init(ram_console, NULL);
 
diff --git a/include/init.h b/include/init.h
index 502e30f93ad..4c7674d25c9 100644
--- a/include/init.h
+++ b/include/init.h
@@ -34,15 +34,15 @@
 #include <device.h>
 #include <toolchain.h>
 
-#define PURE_CORE	0
-#define PURE_EARLY	1
-#define PRE_KERNEL_LATE	2
-#define NANO_EARLY	3
-#define NANO_LATE	4
-#define MICRO_EARLY	5
-#define MICRO_LATE	6
-#define APP_EARLY	7
-#define APP_LATE	8
+#define PURE_CORE		0
+#define PRE_KERNEL_EARLY	1
+#define PRE_KERNEL_LATE		2
+#define NANO_EARLY		3
+#define NANO_LATE		4
+#define MICRO_EARLY		5
+#define MICRO_LATE		6
+#define APP_EARLY		7
+#define APP_LATE		8
 
 /** @def __define_initconfig
  *
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 
 /* Run on interrupt stack; no {micro,nano} kernel objects available */
 #define pure_core_init(cfg, data)	__define_initconfig(cfg, 0, data)
-#define pure_early_init(cfg, data)	__define_initconfig(cfg, 1, data)
+#define pre_kernel_early_init(cfg, data)	__define_initconfig(cfg, 1, data)
 #define pre_kernel_late_init(cfg, data)	__define_initconfig(cfg, 2, data)
 
 /* Run from nano kernel idle task; no micro kernel objects available */
diff --git a/kernel/nanokernel/nano_init.c b/kernel/nanokernel/nano_init.c
index 0dbbfec618d..5ffabdd1422 100644
--- a/kernel/nanokernel/nano_init.c
+++ b/kernel/nanokernel/nano_init.c
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ FUNC_NORETURN void _Cstart(void)
 	/* perform basic hardware initialization */
 
 	_sys_device_do_config_level(PURE_CORE);
-	_sys_device_do_config_level(PURE_EARLY);
+	_sys_device_do_config_level(PRE_KERNEL_EARLY);
 	_sys_device_do_config_level(PRE_KERNEL_LATE);
 
 	/*