diff --git a/kernel/rcutorture.c b/kernel/rcutorture.c
index bcd14e83ef39c44dbf77eb1d6cc89a2a34b3e55b..75ca2a740471ba44115f3c1dbcb87f850696dff4 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutorture.c
+++ b/kernel/rcutorture.c
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ rcu_torture_cleanup(void)
 		rcu_torture_print_module_parms("End of test: SUCCESS");
 }
 
-static int
+static int __init
 rcu_torture_init(void)
 {
 	int i;