diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso.c
index 3702df7dc567..d3437c4c4a6f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso.c
@@ -336,9 +336,9 @@ static unsigned long __init find_function32(struct lib32_elfinfo *lib,
 	return sym->st_value - VDSO32_LBASE;
 }
 
-static int vdso_do_func_patch32(struct lib32_elfinfo *v32,
-				struct lib64_elfinfo *v64,
-				const char *orig, const char *fix)
+static int __init vdso_do_func_patch32(struct lib32_elfinfo *v32,
+				       struct lib64_elfinfo *v64,
+				       const char *orig, const char *fix)
 {
 	Elf32_Sym *sym32_gen, *sym32_fix;
 
@@ -433,9 +433,9 @@ static unsigned long __init find_function64(struct lib64_elfinfo *lib,
 #endif
 }
 
-static int vdso_do_func_patch64(struct lib32_elfinfo *v32,
-				struct lib64_elfinfo *v64,
-				const char *orig, const char *fix)
+static int __init vdso_do_func_patch64(struct lib32_elfinfo *v32,
+				       struct lib64_elfinfo *v64,
+				       const char *orig, const char *fix)
 {
 	Elf64_Sym *sym64_gen, *sym64_fix;