diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/head.S b/arch/mips/kernel/head.S
index 50be56c9e9ef590e9960337de7da248f5eaed575..a24fb790090113eef1fc650b677ce70c80d79c53 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/head.S
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ FEXPORT(__kernel_entry)
 	j	kernel_entry
 #endif
 
-	__INIT_REFOK
+	__REF
 
 NESTED(kernel_entry, 16, sp)			# kernel entry point