diff --git a/drivers/regulator/lp3971.c b/drivers/regulator/lp3971.c
index 35abebea4ed5200f4f8673e860a102b699967cc1..a61018a2769822b287769897b43e26727b18676e 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/lp3971.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/lp3971.c
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ static struct i2c_driver lp3971_i2c_driver = {
 		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 	.probe    = lp3971_i2c_probe,
-	.remove   = lp3971_i2c_remove,
+	.remove   = __devexit_p(lp3971_i2c_remove),
 	.id_table = lp3971_i2c_id,
 };