diff --git a/fs/minix/inode.c b/fs/minix/inode.c
index 03aaeb1a694a..0ad2ec9601de 100644
--- a/fs/minix/inode.c
+++ b/fs/minix/inode.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static void init_once(void *foo)
 	inode_init_once(&ei->vfs_inode);
 }
 
-static int init_inodecache(void)
+static int __init init_inodecache(void)
 {
 	minix_inode_cachep = kmem_cache_create("minix_inode_cache",
 					     sizeof(struct minix_inode_info),