diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/smp.c b/arch/x86/xen/smp.c
index d77da613b1d2..acd9b6705e02 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/smp.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/smp.c
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ static void xen_cpu_die(unsigned int cpu)
 		alternatives_smp_switch(0);
 }
 
-static void xen_play_dead(void)
+static void __cpuinit xen_play_dead(void) /* used only with CPU_HOTPLUG */
 {
 	play_dead_common();
 	HYPERVISOR_vcpu_op(VCPUOP_down, smp_processor_id(), NULL);