diff --git a/drivers/acpi/osl.c b/drivers/acpi/osl.c
index e349879d9246a272dedc27a5d99c345e52689a7e..58ceb18ec997f7c16b62c1bba6035411a61450ab 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/osl.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/osl.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ int osi_linux;		/* disable _OSI(Linux) by default */
 
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DMI
-static struct dmi_system_id acpi_osl_dmi_table[];
+static struct __initdata dmi_system_id acpi_osl_dmi_table[];
 #endif
 
 static void __init acpi_request_region (struct acpi_generic_address *addr,
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ static int __init acpi_reserve_resources(void)
 }
 device_initcall(acpi_reserve_resources);
 
-acpi_status acpi_os_initialize(void)
+acpi_status __init acpi_os_initialize(void)
 {
 	dmi_check_system(acpi_osl_dmi_table);
 	return AE_OK;
@@ -1243,7 +1243,7 @@ static int dmi_osi_linux(struct dmi_system_id *d)
 }
 #endif
 
-static struct dmi_system_id acpi_osl_dmi_table[] = {
+static struct dmi_system_id acpi_osl_dmi_table[] __initdata = {
 #ifdef	OSI_LINUX_ENABLED
 	/*
 	 * Boxes that need NOT _OSI(Linux)
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utxface.c b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utxface.c
index e9a57806cd34ecc32c1ab9d9881efabbeb96bfbc..2d496918b3cda4593d383b36cce08f18e2535253 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utxface.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utxface.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("utxface")
  *              called, so any early initialization belongs here.
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
-acpi_status acpi_initialize_subsystem(void)
+acpi_status __init acpi_initialize_subsystem(void)
 {
 	acpi_status status;
 
@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@ acpi_status acpi_initialize_subsystem(void)
 	return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
 
-ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_initialize_subsystem)
-
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_enable_subsystem
diff --git a/include/acpi/acpiosxf.h b/include/acpi/acpiosxf.h
index de26ee13835c448d3131414c2e0b536df9c0050e..ca882b8e7d108e9d069ae053dd384e459bcec9a4 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acpiosxf.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acpiosxf.h
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ struct acpi_signal_fatal_info {
 /*
  * OSL Initialization and shutdown primitives
  */
-acpi_status acpi_os_initialize(void);
+acpi_status __initdata acpi_os_initialize(void);
 
 acpi_status acpi_os_terminate(void);
 
diff --git a/include/acpi/acpixf.h b/include/acpi/acpixf.h
index e08f7df85a4fdc2974e2c7e8ff7ba777e032f4dc..b5cca5daa348802e25426990f9e290db9d3621f9 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acpixf.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acpixf.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ acpi_status
 acpi_initialize_tables(struct acpi_table_desc *initial_storage,
 		       u32 initial_table_count, u8 allow_resize);
 
-acpi_status acpi_initialize_subsystem(void);
+acpi_status __init acpi_initialize_subsystem(void);
 
 acpi_status acpi_enable_subsystem(u32 flags);