diff --git a/drivers/net/netdevsim/devlink.c b/drivers/net/netdevsim/devlink.c
index 27ae05c5fdaf..1dba47936456 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netdevsim/devlink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netdevsim/devlink.c
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ static int __net_init nsim_devlink_netns_init(struct net *net)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct pernet_operations nsim_devlink_net_ops __net_initdata = {
+static struct pernet_operations nsim_devlink_net_ops = {
 	.init = nsim_devlink_netns_init,
 	.id   = &nsim_devlink_id,
 	.size = sizeof(bool),
diff --git a/drivers/net/netdevsim/fib.c b/drivers/net/netdevsim/fib.c
index 0d105bafa261..9bfe9e151e13 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netdevsim/fib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netdevsim/fib.c
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ static int __net_init nsim_fib_netns_init(struct net *net)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct pernet_operations nsim_fib_net_ops __net_initdata = {
+static struct pernet_operations nsim_fib_net_ops = {
 	.init = nsim_fib_netns_init,
 	.id   = &nsim_fib_net_id,
 	.size = sizeof(struct nsim_fib_data),