diff --git a/drivers/char/riscom8.c b/drivers/char/riscom8.c
index d130b87d8ed793186e63e13dbb7fc139378076b7..9b19abf29a2b1ad1f22db65d31a3524f4c98d777 100644
--- a/drivers/char/riscom8.c
+++ b/drivers/char/riscom8.c
@@ -1618,7 +1618,7 @@ static const struct tty_operations riscom_ops = {
 	.tiocmset = rc_tiocmset,
 };
 
-static inline int rc_init_drivers(void)
+static int __init rc_init_drivers(void)
 {
 	int error;
 	int i;