diff --git a/vlib/v/ast/ast.v b/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
index 5ec7cb3bf7..2a167f8b9a 100644
--- a/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
+++ b/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ pub mut:
 
 pub struct ConstField {
 pub:
+	mod      string
 	name     string
 	expr     Expr
 	is_pub   bool
diff --git a/vlib/v/builder/builder.v b/vlib/v/builder/builder.v
index 461b6e5256..456789c0ac 100644
--- a/vlib/v/builder/builder.v
+++ b/vlib/v/builder/builder.v
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import v.depgraph
 
 pub struct Builder {
 pub:
-	table               &table.Table
 	compiled_dir        string // contains os.real_path() of the dir of the final file beeing compiled, or the dir itself when doing `v .`
 	module_path         string
 mut:
@@ -26,6 +25,7 @@ pub mut:
 	module_search_paths []string
 	parsed_files        []ast.File
 	cached_msvc			MsvcResult
+	table               &table.Table
 }
 
 pub fn new_builder(pref &pref.Preferences) Builder {
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ pub fn (mut b Builder) resolve_deps() {
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	b.table.modules = mods
 	b.parsed_files = reordered_parsed_files
 }
 
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
index 5c96aed974..bc612793b2 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ mut:
 	typedefs2            strings.Builder
 	type_definitions     strings.Builder // typedefs, defines etc (everything that goes to the top of the file)
 	definitions          strings.Builder // typedefs, defines etc (everything that goes to the top of the file)
-	inits                strings.Builder // contents of `void _vinit(){}`
-	cleanups             strings.Builder // contents of `void _vcleanup(){}`
+	inits                map[string]strings.Builder // contents of `void _vinit(){}`
+	cleanups             map[string]strings.Builder // contents of `void _vcleanup(){}`
 	gowrappers           strings.Builder // all go callsite wrappers
 	stringliterals       strings.Builder // all string literals (they depend on tos3() beeing defined
 	auto_str_funcs       strings.Builder // function bodies of all auto generated _str funcs
@@ -119,8 +119,6 @@ pub fn cgen(files []ast.File, table &table.Table, pref &pref.Preferences) string
 		stringliterals: strings.new_builder(100)
 		auto_str_funcs: strings.new_builder(100)
 		comptime_defines: strings.new_builder(100)
-		inits: strings.new_builder(100)
-		cleanups: strings.new_builder(100)
 		pcs_declarations: strings.new_builder(100)
 		hotcode_definitions: strings.new_builder(100)
 		options: strings.new_builder(100)
@@ -134,6 +132,10 @@ pub fn cgen(files []ast.File, table &table.Table, pref &pref.Preferences) string
 		indent: -1
 		module_built: pref.path.after('vlib/')
 	}
+	for mod in g.table.modules {
+		g.inits[mod] = strings.new_builder(100)
+		g.cleanups[mod] = strings.new_builder(100)
+	}
 	g.init()
 	//
 	mut tests_inited := false
@@ -2727,7 +2729,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) const_decl(node ast.ConstDecl) {
 					styp := g.typ(it.typ)
 					g.definitions.writeln('$styp _const_$name = $val; // fixed array const')
 				} else {
-					g.const_decl_init_later(name, val, field.typ)
+					g.const_decl_init_later(field.mod, name, val, field.typ)
 				}
 			}
 			ast.StringLiteral {
@@ -2737,7 +2739,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) const_decl(node ast.ConstDecl) {
 				}
 			}
 			else {
-				g.const_decl_init_later(name, val, field.typ)
+				g.const_decl_init_later(field.mod, name, val, field.typ)
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -2752,20 +2754,20 @@ fn (mut g Gen) const_decl_simple_define(name, val string) {
 	g.definitions.writeln(val)
 }
 
-fn (mut g Gen) const_decl_init_later(name, val string, typ table.Type) {
+fn (mut g Gen) const_decl_init_later(mod, name, val string, typ table.Type) {
 	// Initialize more complex consts in `void _vinit(){}`
 	// (C doesn't allow init expressions that can't be resolved at compile time).
 	styp := g.typ(typ)
 	//
 	cname := '_const_$name'
 	g.definitions.writeln('$styp $cname; // inited later')
-	g.inits.writeln('\t$cname = $val;')
+	g.inits[mod].writeln('\t$cname = $val;')
 	if g.pref.autofree {
 		if styp.starts_with('array_') {
-			g.cleanups.writeln('\tarray_free(&$cname);')
+			g.cleanups[mod].writeln('\tarray_free(&$cname);')
 		}
 		if styp == 'string' {
-			g.cleanups.writeln('\tstring_free(&$cname);')
+			g.cleanups[mod].writeln('\tstring_free(&$cname);')
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -3013,15 +3015,20 @@ fn (mut g Gen) write_init_function() {
 	}
 	g.writeln('\tbuiltin_init();')
 	g.writeln('\tvinit_string_literals();')
-	g.write(g.inits.str())
-	for mod_name in g.table.imports {
+	//
+	for mod_name in g.table.modules {
+		g.writeln('\t// Initializations for module $mod_name :')
+		g.write(g.inits[mod_name].str())
 		init_fn_name := '${mod_name}.init'
-		if _ := g.table.find_fn(init_fn_name) {
-			mod_c_name := util.no_dots(mod_name)
-			init_fn_c_name := '${mod_c_name}__init'
-			g.writeln('\t${init_fn_c_name}();')
+		if initfn := g.table.find_fn(init_fn_name) {
+			if initfn.return_type == table.void_type && initfn.args.len == 0 {
+				mod_c_name := util.no_dots(mod_name)
+				init_fn_c_name := '${mod_c_name}__init'
+				g.writeln('\t${init_fn_c_name}();')
+			}
 		}
 	}
+	//
 	g.writeln('}')
 	if g.pref.printfn_list.len > 0 && '_vinit' in g.pref.printfn_list {
 		println(g.out.after(fn_vinit_start_pos))
@@ -3030,7 +3037,11 @@ fn (mut g Gen) write_init_function() {
 		fn_vcleanup_start_pos := g.out.len
 		g.writeln('void _vcleanup() {')
 		// g.writeln('puts("cleaning up...");')
-		g.writeln(g.cleanups.str())
+		reversed_table_modules := g.table.modules.reverse()
+		for mod_name in reversed_table_modules {
+			g.writeln('\t// Cleanups for module $mod_name :')
+			g.writeln(g.cleanups[mod_name].str())
+		}
 		// g.writeln('\tfree(g_str_buf);')
 		g.writeln('}')
 		if g.pref.printfn_list.len > 0 && '_vcleanup' in g.pref.printfn_list {
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
index d259cb1cdd..62790ca2cc 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
@@ -1376,6 +1376,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) const_decl() ast.ConstDecl {
 		expr := p.expr(0)
 		field := ast.ConstField{
 			name: full_name
+			mod: p.mod
 			expr: expr
 			pos: pos
 			comments: comments
diff --git a/vlib/v/table/table.v b/vlib/v/table/table.v
index 04eb6c3288..4b88ffb041 100644
--- a/vlib/v/table/table.v
+++ b/vlib/v/table/table.v
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pub mut:
 	type_idxs     map[string]int
 	fns           map[string]Fn
 	imports       []string // List of all imports
-	modules       []string // List of all modules registered by the application
+	modules       []string // Topologically sorted list of all modules registered by the application
 	cflags        []cflag.CFlag
 	redefined_fns []string
 	fn_gen_types  map[string][]Type // for generic functions
@@ -510,4 +510,3 @@ pub fn (table &Table) sumtype_has_variant(parent Type, variant Type) bool {
 	}
 	return false
 }
-
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/const_init_order_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/const_init_order_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ac9eaa9b59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/const_init_order_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import rand
+
+const (
+    my_random_letter_const = byte(65 + rand.u32n(25))
+)
+
+fn test_rand_is_initialized_before_main(){
+	eprintln('random letter: $my_random_letter_const.str() | ASCII code: $my_random_letter_const')
+	assert my_random_letter_const.is_capital()
+}