diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/io_apic.c b/arch/i386/kernel/io_apic.c
index e4408ff4e6747224a77a66b5b2f21d02a7992a25..b3ab8ffebd27fc05ca5f96bbfe2b8bf419b32ca8 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/io_apic.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/io_apic.c
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ static int __init balanced_irq_init(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int __init irqbalance_disable(char *str)
+int __devinit irqbalance_disable(char *str)
 {
 	irqbalance_disabled = 1;
 	return 1;