diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap-hotplug.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap-hotplug.c
index adbe4d8c7cafdcd64d52c5880530f096ffacaebd..56c345b8b931b1d00b926152ea1459390884c500 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap-hotplug.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap-hotplug.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ int platform_cpu_kill(unsigned int cpu)
  * platform-specific code to shutdown a CPU
  * Called with IRQs disabled
  */
-void platform_cpu_die(unsigned int cpu)
+void __ref platform_cpu_die(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	unsigned int this_cpu;