diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/genx2apic_phys.c b/arch/x86/kernel/genx2apic_phys.c
index 8f1343df2627116e1c254f59ccd6f5525ed5f8b2..d042211768b74243f0c7b7dbfd321be707109f04 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/genx2apic_phys.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/genx2apic_phys.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ static int set_x2apic_phys_mode(char *arg)
 }
 early_param("x2apic_phys", set_x2apic_phys_mode);
 
-static int __init x2apic_acpi_madt_oem_check(char *oem_id, char *oem_table_id)
+static int x2apic_acpi_madt_oem_check(char *oem_id, char *oem_table_id)
 {
 	if (cpu_has_x2apic && x2apic_phys)
 		return 1;