diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-u300/core.c b/arch/arm/mach-u300/core.c
index 7936085dd75881c3faca30adcbede5a8ba60db56..2e9b8ccd8ec2e6d8cccc347231cc00293de22619 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-u300/core.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-u300/core.c
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ static struct db_chip db_chips[] __initdata = {
 	}
 };
 
-static void u300_init_check_chip(void)
+static void __init u300_init_check_chip(void)
 {
 
 	u16 val;