diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-msm/proc_comm.c b/arch/arm/mach-msm/proc_comm.c
index 67e701c7f183..9980dc736e7b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-msm/proc_comm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-msm/proc_comm.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ int msm_proc_comm(unsigned cmd, unsigned *data1, unsigned *data2)
  * and unknown state. This function should be called early to
  * wait on the ARM9.
  */
-void __init proc_comm_boot_wait(void)
+void __devinit proc_comm_boot_wait(void)
 {
 	void __iomem *base = MSM_SHARED_RAM_BASE;