diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index 98890807375..13dd2db9fb2 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -1087,7 +1087,7 @@ hotplug_hrtick(struct notifier_block *nfb, unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
 	return NOTIFY_DONE;
 }
 
-static void init_hrtick(void)
+static __init void init_hrtick(void)
 {
 	hotcpu_notifier(hotplug_hrtick, 0);
 }