diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index 0448708245e7..7eb2ea1fd42e 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -1952,7 +1952,7 @@ static int __devinit snd_soc_init(void)
 	return platform_driver_register(&soc_driver);
 }
 
-static void snd_soc_exit(void)
+static void __exit snd_soc_exit(void)
 {
 	platform_driver_unregister(&soc_driver);
 }