diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
index c86d43b88e1..d28b484aee4 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
@@ -3521,7 +3521,7 @@ static void cleanup_one_si(struct smi_info *to_clean)
 	kfree(to_clean);
 }
 
-static void __exit cleanup_ipmi_si(void)
+static void cleanup_ipmi_si(void)
 {
 	struct smi_info *e, *tmp_e;