diff --git a/kernel/watchdog.c b/kernel/watchdog.c
index bafba687a6d849a11f0201acd3d7ae5e63e9301e..6e3c41a4024c1cc66be01218e2c37498498f2469 100644
--- a/kernel/watchdog.c
+++ b/kernel/watchdog.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, hrtimer_interrupts_saved);
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct perf_event *, watchdog_ev);
 #endif
 
-static int __initdata no_watchdog;
+static int no_watchdog;
 
 
 /* boot commands */