diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/smpboot.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/smpboot.c
index 328fd2fd5f44..32ee5979a042 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ start_secondary (void *unused)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct pt_regs * __devinit idle_regs(struct pt_regs *regs)
+struct pt_regs * __cpuinit idle_regs(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
index d9313d9adced..f86a3c4a2669 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ void __init early_cpu_init(void)
 }
 
 /* Make sure %fs is initialized properly in idle threads */
-struct pt_regs * __devinit idle_regs(struct pt_regs *regs)
+struct pt_regs * __cpuinit idle_regs(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	memset(regs, 0, sizeof(struct pt_regs));
 	regs->fs = __KERNEL_PERCPU;
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 8adfe5ddb688..3995297567a9 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -1399,7 +1399,7 @@ fork_out:
 	return ERR_PTR(retval);
 }
 
-noinline struct pt_regs * __devinit __attribute__((weak)) idle_regs(struct pt_regs *regs)
+noinline struct pt_regs * __cpuinit __attribute__((weak)) idle_regs(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	memset(regs, 0, sizeof(struct pt_regs));
 	return regs;