diff --git a/drivers/net/ni52.c b/drivers/net/ni52.c
index fa854c8fde75c18489009aa651628a7a2939e068..4d52ecf8af567a125ede66f68c7d4aadde80a1d2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ni52.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ni52.c
@@ -1323,7 +1323,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(irq, "NI5210 IRQ number,required");
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(memstart, "NI5210 memory base address,required");
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(memend, "NI5210 memory end address,required");
 
-int init_module(void)
+int __init init_module(void)
 {
 	if(io <= 0x0 || !memend || !memstart || irq < 2) {
 		printk("ni52: Autoprobing not allowed for modules.\nni52: Set symbols 'io' 'irq' 'memstart' and 'memend'\n");