diff --git a/drivers/net/smc91x.c b/drivers/net/smc91x.c
index 2d8bfa7bd9e9cedadbf747df931fca7b00ae741b..b5ff63268d89c0813f1888a294cacda728b79687 100644
--- a/drivers/net/smc91x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/smc91x.c
@@ -2123,7 +2123,7 @@ static void smc_release_datacs(struct platform_device *pdev, struct net_device *
  *	0 --> there is a device
  *	anything else, error
  */
-static int smc_drv_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
+static int __init smc_drv_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct smc91x_platdata *pd = pdev->dev.platform_data;
 	struct smc_local *lp;