diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c b/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
index 52bb9519bb86..52e1bff6bfd0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ phys_pud_update(pgd_t *pgd, unsigned long addr, unsigned long end,
 	return phys_pud_init(pud, addr, end, page_size_mask);
 }
 
-unsigned long __init
+unsigned long __meminit
 kernel_physical_mapping_init(unsigned long start,
 			     unsigned long end,
 			     unsigned long page_size_mask)