diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
index 9895fa7e486e..b08607606014 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
@@ -1102,8 +1102,7 @@ err_release_region:
 	return r;
 }
 
-static int
-omap_i2c_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
+static int __devexit omap_i2c_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct omap_i2c_dev	*dev = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct resource		*mem;
@@ -1187,7 +1186,7 @@ static struct dev_pm_ops omap_i2c_pm_ops = {
 
 static struct platform_driver omap_i2c_driver = {
 	.probe		= omap_i2c_probe,
-	.remove		= omap_i2c_remove,
+	.remove		= __devexit_p(omap_i2c_remove),
 	.driver		= {
 		.name	= "omap_i2c",
 		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,