diff --git a/lib/debugobjects.c b/lib/debugobjects.c
index a9a8996d286a..c4ecd3ce7fd4 100644
--- a/lib/debugobjects.c
+++ b/lib/debugobjects.c
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ static int __init fixup_free(void *addr, enum debug_obj_state state)
 	}
 }
 
-static int
+static int __init
 check_results(void *addr, enum debug_obj_state state, int fixups, int warnings)
 {
 	struct debug_bucket *db;
@@ -916,7 +916,7 @@ void __init debug_objects_early_init(void)
 /*
  * Convert the statically allocated objects to dynamic ones:
  */
-static int debug_objects_replace_static_objects(void)
+static int __init debug_objects_replace_static_objects(void)
 {
 	struct debug_bucket *db = obj_hash;
 	struct hlist_node *node, *tmp;