diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c
index a89206799db8..146157dfe27c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ const struct dev_pm_ops armpmu_dev_pm_ops = {
 	SET_RUNTIME_PM_OPS(armpmu_runtime_suspend, armpmu_runtime_resume, NULL)
 };
 
-static void __init armpmu_init(struct arm_pmu *armpmu)
+static void armpmu_init(struct arm_pmu *armpmu)
 {
 	atomic_set(&armpmu->active_events, 0);
 	mutex_init(&armpmu->reserve_mutex);