diff --git a/drivers/serial/cpm_uart/cpm_uart.h b/drivers/serial/cpm_uart/cpm_uart.h
index 69715e556506..a8f894c78194 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/cpm_uart/cpm_uart.h
+++ b/drivers/serial/cpm_uart/cpm_uart.h
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ extern struct uart_cpm_port cpm_uart_ports[UART_NR];
 
 /* these are located in their respective files */
 void cpm_line_cr_cmd(int line, int cmd);
-int __init cpm_uart_init_portdesc(void);
+int cpm_uart_init_portdesc(void);
 int cpm_uart_allocbuf(struct uart_cpm_port *pinfo, unsigned int is_con);
 void cpm_uart_freebuf(struct uart_cpm_port *pinfo);
 
diff --git a/drivers/serial/cpm_uart/cpm_uart_cpm1.c b/drivers/serial/cpm_uart/cpm_uart_cpm1.c
index bb7afe985c63..8c6324ed0202 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/cpm_uart/cpm_uart_cpm1.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/cpm_uart/cpm_uart_cpm1.c
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ void cpm_uart_freebuf(struct uart_cpm_port *pinfo)
 }
 
 /* Setup any dynamic params in the uart desc */
-int __init cpm_uart_init_portdesc(void)
+int cpm_uart_init_portdesc(void)
 {
 	pr_debug("CPM uart[-]:init portdesc\n");
 
diff --git a/drivers/serial/cpm_uart/cpm_uart_cpm2.c b/drivers/serial/cpm_uart/cpm_uart_cpm2.c
index 1eeea368071a..7b61d805ebe9 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/cpm_uart/cpm_uart_cpm2.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/cpm_uart/cpm_uart_cpm2.c
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ void cpm_uart_freebuf(struct uart_cpm_port *pinfo)
 }
 
 /* Setup any dynamic params in the uart desc */
-int __init cpm_uart_init_portdesc(void)
+int cpm_uart_init_portdesc(void)
 {
 #if defined(CONFIG_SERIAL_CPM_SMC1) || defined(CONFIG_SERIAL_CPM_SMC2)
 	u16 *addr;