diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_uv_x.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_uv_x.c
index 832e908adcb..601159374e8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_uv_x.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_uv_x.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static int early_get_nodeid(void)
 	return node_id.s.node_id;
 }
 
-static int uv_acpi_madt_oem_check(char *oem_id, char *oem_table_id)
+static int __init uv_acpi_madt_oem_check(char *oem_id, char *oem_table_id)
 {
 	if (!strcmp(oem_id, "SGI")) {
 		if (!strcmp(oem_table_id, "UVL"))
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ static void uv_send_IPI_self(int vector)
 	apic_write(APIC_SELF_IPI, vector);
 }
 
-struct apic apic_x2apic_uv_x = {
+struct apic __refdata apic_x2apic_uv_x = {
 
 	.name				= "UV large system",
 	.probe				= NULL,