diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-omap.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-omap.c
index c48de8ffe9eff9502023a4ac0f2af85f8c7c3960..7cbad8569268fb18b2d28e2d7c144b93235ec3d7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-omap.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-omap.c
@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@ static void omap_gpio_mod_init(struct gpio_bank *bank)
 		_gpio_rmw(base, bank->regs->ctrl, 0, 1);
 }
 
-static __init void
+static __devinit void
 omap_mpuio_alloc_gc(struct gpio_bank *bank, unsigned int irq_start,
 		    unsigned int num)
 {