diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index ec549581d732f633ca002c823a38ed15a6d31a60..f2366533c922de7a49f1f9beee6b977603bdaaf2 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -655,8 +655,6 @@ static void __init do_ctors(void)
 bool initcall_debug;
 core_param(initcall_debug, initcall_debug, bool, 0644);
 
-static char msgbuf[64];
-
 static int __init_or_module do_one_initcall_debug(initcall_t fn)
 {
 	ktime_t calltime, delta, rettime;
@@ -679,6 +677,7 @@ int __init_or_module do_one_initcall(initcall_t fn)
 {
 	int count = preempt_count();
 	int ret;
+	char msgbuf[64];
 
 	if (initcall_debug)
 		ret = do_one_initcall_debug(fn);