diff --git a/arch/um/include/init.h b/arch/um/include/init.h
index cbd79a8d213dc4532b8f760d3b1ca207fa98b3f1..d4de7c0120ced888209122f47424d9754c1ed50f 100644
--- a/arch/um/include/init.h
+++ b/arch/um/include/init.h
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ extern struct uml_param __uml_setup_start, __uml_setup_end;
 
 #define __exitcall(fn) static exitcall_t __exitcall_##fn __exit_call = fn
 
-#define __init_call __attribute__ ((unused,__section__ (".initcall.init")))
+#define __init_call	__attribute_used__ __attribute__ ((__section__ (".initcall.init")))
 
 #endif