diff --git a/drivers/clk/clk-qoriq.c b/drivers/clk/clk-qoriq.c
index d247b75ddf6a..58566a17944a 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/clk-qoriq.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/clk-qoriq.c
@@ -869,7 +869,8 @@ static void __init core_mux_init(struct device_node *np)
 	}
 }
 
-static struct clk *sysclk_from_fixed(struct device_node *node, const char *name)
+static struct clk __init
+*sysclk_from_fixed(struct device_node *node, const char *name)
 {
 	u32 rate;