diff --git a/drivers/eisa/virtual_root.c b/drivers/eisa/virtual_root.c
index 9b4fcac03ad5fee8a87922ffd9c2cab2525ffda3..3074879f231f26d9df3b5219e69a49bfcf8704d5 100644
--- a/drivers/eisa/virtual_root.c
+++ b/drivers/eisa/virtual_root.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static void virtual_eisa_release (struct device *dev)
 	/* nothing really to do here */
 }
 
-static int virtual_eisa_root_init (void)
+static int __init virtual_eisa_root_init (void)
 {
 	int r;