diff --git a/fs/cifs/dns_resolve.c b/fs/cifs/dns_resolve.c
index 49315cbf742d7ab22876b69349b6441723d850b7..853a968e82d74731b0c93083b238bca1ef5c96a1 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/dns_resolve.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/dns_resolve.c
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ int __init cifs_init_dns_resolver(void)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-void __exit cifs_exit_dns_resolver(void)
+void cifs_exit_dns_resolver(void)
 {
 	key_revoke(dns_resolver_cache->thread_keyring);
 	unregister_key_type(&key_type_dns_resolver);
diff --git a/fs/cifs/dns_resolve.h b/fs/cifs/dns_resolve.h
index 26b9eaa9f5ee5898ae4241412e4127512fc95ec4..5d7f291df162731bb58abc124242211a88c0ad37 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/dns_resolve.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/dns_resolve.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 extern int __init cifs_init_dns_resolver(void);
-extern void __exit cifs_exit_dns_resolver(void);
+extern void cifs_exit_dns_resolver(void);
 extern int dns_resolve_server_name_to_ip(const char *unc, char **ip_addr);
 #endif /* KERNEL */