diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/spinlock.c b/arch/x86/xen/spinlock.c
index b3c1ee8f09935e61de7c59e61e192cfa9fc95e44..253f63fceea104978c6e5d1f54ba81e1e3581b20 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/spinlock.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/spinlock.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static DEFINE_PER_CPU(char *, irq_name);
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct xen_lock_waiting, lock_waiting);
 static cpumask_t waiting_cpus;
 
-static bool xen_pvspin __initdata = true;
+static bool xen_pvspin = true;
 static void xen_lock_spinning(struct arch_spinlock *lock, __ticket_t want)
 {
 	int irq = __this_cpu_read(lock_kicker_irq);