diff --git a/kernel/cpu.c b/kernel/cpu.c
index 94bbe4695232..b4e940d89087 100644
--- a/kernel/cpu.c
+++ b/kernel/cpu.c
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ static struct notifier_block smpboot_thread_notifier = {
 	.priority = CPU_PRI_SMPBOOT,
 };
 
-void __cpuinit smpboot_thread_init(void)
+void smpboot_thread_init(void)
 {
 	register_cpu_notifier(&smpboot_thread_notifier);
 }