diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index f9b5d6d5f4d6cf7643d1c6f39b1d112e8bd18c33..ae96dd8444323e679d3d530e3f6150b1dde11e2e 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -2284,7 +2284,7 @@ static int __meminit next_active_region_index_in_nid(int index, int nid)
  * was used and there are no special requirements, this is a convenient
  * alternative
  */
-int __init early_pfn_to_nid(unsigned long pfn)
+int __meminit early_pfn_to_nid(unsigned long pfn)
 {
 	int i;