diff --git a/kernel/cpu.c b/kernel/cpu.c
index 8b92539b4754274528fdc380d45baf6d481001b1..97d1b426a4ac39bd49b41b9393ed9b565f8f7f33 100644
--- a/kernel/cpu.c
+++ b/kernel/cpu.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ void cpu_maps_update_done(void)
 	mutex_unlock(&cpu_add_remove_lock);
 }
 
-static __cpuinitdata RAW_NOTIFIER_HEAD(cpu_chain);
+static RAW_NOTIFIER_HEAD(cpu_chain);
 
 /* If set, cpu_up and cpu_down will return -EBUSY and do nothing.
  * Should always be manipulated under cpu_add_remove_lock