diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/audio.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/audio.c
index b744ccd0f34d67e996aee533e836a77f3a4054a5..a62af7b59094a19236701b9dac1d2609a874bc5f 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/audio.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/audio.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ static const struct usb_descriptor_header *otg_desc[] = {
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-static int __ref audio_do_config(struct usb_configuration *c)
+static int __init audio_do_config(struct usb_configuration *c)
 {
 	/* FIXME alloc iConfiguration string, set it in c->strings */
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static struct usb_configuration audio_config_driver = {
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-static int __ref audio_bind(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev)
+static int __init audio_bind(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev)
 {
 	int			gcnum;
 	int			status;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/cdc2.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/cdc2.c
index 1f5ba2fd4c1f2a8059127c27c13581de2ff6a8aa..928137d3dbdc237e5b5ab6e84620324253e05259 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/cdc2.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/cdc2.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ static u8 hostaddr[ETH_ALEN];
 /*
  * We _always_ have both CDC ECM and CDC ACM functions.
  */
-static int __ref cdc_do_config(struct usb_configuration *c)
+static int __init cdc_do_config(struct usb_configuration *c)
 {
 	int	status;
 
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ static struct usb_configuration cdc_config_driver = {
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-static int __ref cdc_bind(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev)
+static int __init cdc_bind(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev)
 {
 	int			gcnum;
 	struct usb_gadget	*gadget = cdev->gadget;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/ether.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/ether.c
index 114fa024c22c81571c6c2aa49a0b80303b4bd6f8..400f80372d938e1af5130bb7ea594f8b8cf3b844 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/ether.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/ether.c
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ static u8 hostaddr[ETH_ALEN];
  * the first one present.  That's to make Microsoft's drivers happy,
  * and to follow DOCSIS 1.0 (cable modem standard).
  */
-static int __ref rndis_do_config(struct usb_configuration *c)
+static int __init rndis_do_config(struct usb_configuration *c)
 {
 	/* FIXME alloc iConfiguration string, set it in c->strings */
 
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(use_eem, "use CDC EEM mode");
 /*
  * We _always_ have an ECM, CDC Subset, or EEM configuration.
  */
-static int __ref eth_do_config(struct usb_configuration *c)
+static int __init eth_do_config(struct usb_configuration *c)
 {
 	/* FIXME alloc iConfiguration string, set it in c->strings */
 
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ static struct usb_configuration eth_config_driver = {
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-static int __ref eth_bind(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev)
+static int __init eth_bind(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev)
 {
 	int			gcnum;
 	struct usb_gadget	*gadget = cdev->gadget;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/f_loopback.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/f_loopback.c
index 43225879c3cdb13f857e9ce85f595976ea269092..e91d1b16d9bed4901037fba7fbcc0c4af548db32 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/f_loopback.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/f_loopback.c
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ static void loopback_disable(struct usb_function *f)
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-static int __ref loopback_bind_config(struct usb_configuration *c)
+static int __init loopback_bind_config(struct usb_configuration *c)
 {
 	struct f_loopback	*loop;
 	int			status;
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ static int __ref loopback_bind_config(struct usb_configuration *c)
 	return status;
 }
 
-static  struct usb_configuration loopback_driver = {
+static struct usb_configuration loopback_driver = {
 	.label		= "loopback",
 	.strings	= loopback_strings,
 	.bind		= loopback_bind_config,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/f_sourcesink.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/f_sourcesink.c
index 685d768f336e4024ba020b29b9e5436e5b1fffd2..6d3cc443d914010d6ee7fafac601f3980e04ccf8 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/f_sourcesink.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/f_sourcesink.c
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ static void sourcesink_disable(struct usb_function *f)
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-static int __ref sourcesink_bind_config(struct usb_configuration *c)
+static int __init sourcesink_bind_config(struct usb_configuration *c)
 {
 	struct f_sourcesink	*ss;
 	int			status;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/file_storage.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/file_storage.c
index ab77792a43614dc9a982b435e61cb8d0046101b5..aae04c20b0eade080fb0ee279ed49922b5c44acd 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/file_storage.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/file_storage.c
@@ -3348,7 +3348,7 @@ static int __init check_parameters(struct fsg_dev *fsg)
 }
 
 
-static int __ref fsg_bind(struct usb_gadget *gadget)
+static int __init fsg_bind(struct usb_gadget *gadget)
 {
 	struct fsg_dev		*fsg = the_fsg;
 	int			rc;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/gmidi.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/gmidi.c
index 1b413a5cc3f6db1aca64e7d4b2f9d518c744a9f2..b7bf88019b06faae1fbbc6792c63efb0b809bf0d 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/gmidi.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/gmidi.c
@@ -1157,7 +1157,7 @@ static int gmidi_register_card(struct gmidi_device *dev)
 /*
  * Creates an output endpoint, and initializes output ports.
  */
-static int __ref gmidi_bind(struct usb_gadget *gadget)
+static int __init gmidi_bind(struct usb_gadget *gadget)
 {
 	struct gmidi_device *dev;
 	struct usb_ep *in_ep, *out_ep;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/hid.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/hid.c
index 735495bf8411b81c5ee7ff1ab4a38177dadd78dc..775722686ed85143cd89d159cc4e61385b64417f 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/hid.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/hid.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ static struct usb_gadget_strings *dev_strings[] = {
 
 /****************************** Configurations ******************************/
 
-static int __ref do_config(struct usb_configuration *c)
+static int __init do_config(struct usb_configuration *c)
 {
 	struct hidg_func_node *e;
 	int func = 0, status = 0;
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ static struct usb_configuration config_driver = {
 
 /****************************** Gadget Bind ******************************/
 
-static int __ref hid_bind(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev)
+static int __init hid_bind(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev)
 {
 	struct usb_gadget *gadget = cdev->gadget;
 	struct list_head *tmp;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/mass_storage.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/mass_storage.c
index 493d15339843f279493e9c49cbe9f918d2ce094e..05e9bd3303481f2be10b8e31ad2598affac603c5 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/mass_storage.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/mass_storage.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ static int msg_thread_exits(struct fsg_common *common)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int __ref msg_do_config(struct usb_configuration *c)
+static int __init msg_do_config(struct usb_configuration *c)
 {
 	static const struct fsg_operations ops = {
 		.thread_exits = msg_thread_exits,
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ static struct usb_configuration msg_config_driver = {
 
 /****************************** Gadget Bind ******************************/
 
-static int __ref msg_bind(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev)
+static int __init msg_bind(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev)
 {
 	int status;
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/printer.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/printer.c
index cf241c371a71ffba80b55ef213d9d1f3019aa608..04c7bbf121aff61432a1401d3c5ff0c709c45178 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/printer.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/printer.c
@@ -1347,7 +1347,7 @@ printer_unbind(struct usb_gadget *gadget)
 	set_gadget_data(gadget, NULL);
 }
 
-static int __ref
+static int __init
 printer_bind(struct usb_gadget *gadget)
 {
 	struct printer_dev	*dev;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/serial.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/serial.c
index b22eedbc7dc5859ecc960dd1c00f4ccbe391298c..f46a60962dab72bd03fa83b9a79325369040c8bc 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/serial.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/serial.c
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(n_ports, "number of ports to create, default=1");
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-static int __ref serial_bind_config(struct usb_configuration *c)
+static int __init serial_bind_config(struct usb_configuration *c)
 {
 	unsigned i;
 	int status = 0;
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ static struct usb_configuration serial_config_driver = {
 	.bmAttributes	= USB_CONFIG_ATT_SELFPOWER,
 };
 
-static int __ref gs_bind(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev)
+static int __init gs_bind(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev)
 {
 	int			gcnum;
 	struct usb_gadget	*gadget = cdev->gadget;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/webcam.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/webcam.c
index de1deb7a3c6323fc4806812ceec308439ea5c25c..288d21155abe77e655d30fd31314ea4d22d3a12b 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/webcam.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/webcam.c
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ static const struct uvc_descriptor_header * const uvc_hs_streaming_cls[] = {
  * USB configuration
  */
 
-static int __ref
+static int __init
 webcam_config_bind(struct usb_configuration *c)
 {
 	return uvc_bind_config(c, uvc_control_cls, uvc_fs_streaming_cls,
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ webcam_unbind(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int __ref
+static int __init
 webcam_bind(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev)
 {
 	int ret;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/zero.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/zero.c
index cf353920bb1ccfc03e21da9a755c962ca8b446ef..807280d069f96e815ea11c1eddddb29cbe6692fd 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/zero.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/zero.c
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ static void zero_resume(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev)
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-static int __ref zero_bind(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev)
+static int __init zero_bind(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev)
 {
 	int			gcnum;
 	struct usb_gadget	*gadget = cdev->gadget;