diff --git a/drivers/net/eth16i.c b/drivers/net/eth16i.c
index 4bf76f86d8e90081f8f796369daeaff0827cfc08..ca42efa9143c5f4ed7a805cfd19482c699cce01d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/eth16i.c
+++ b/drivers/net/eth16i.c
@@ -1434,7 +1434,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(mediatype, "eth16i media type of interface(s) (bnc,tp,dix,auto,
 module_param(debug, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "eth16i debug level (0-6)");
 
-int init_module(void)
+int __init init_module(void)
 {
 	int this_dev, found = 0;
 	struct net_device *dev;