diff --git a/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/io_init.c b/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/io_init.c
index c3aa851d1ca60278c9897859ba9a6740976ae6c9..4e1801bad83a7fdc171a90af0ff3c2df4277f62f 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/io_init.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/io_init.c
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(sn_io_slot_fixup);
  * sn_pci_controller_fixup() - This routine sets up a bus's resources
  *			       consistent with the Linux PCI abstraction layer.
  */
-static void
+static void __init
 sn_pci_controller_fixup(int segment, int busnum, struct pci_bus *bus)
 {
 	s64 status = 0;