diff --git a/drivers/kvm/vmx.c b/drivers/kvm/vmx.c
index e6e4d240b2a6..184238e2ece4 100644
--- a/drivers/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/drivers/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ static void free_vmcs(struct vmcs *vmcs)
 	free_pages((unsigned long)vmcs, vmcs_descriptor.order);
 }
 
-static __exit void free_kvm_area(void)
+static void free_kvm_area(void)
 {
 	int cpu;