diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/headsmp-a9.S b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/headsmp-a9.S
index 08d5ed46b996..f6a1b5b153af 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/headsmp-a9.S
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/headsmp-a9.S
@@ -13,12 +13,9 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/linkage.h>
-#include <linux/init.h>
 
 #include <asm/assembler.h>
 
-	__CPUINIT
-
 ENTRY(mvebu_cortex_a9_secondary_startup)
 ARM_BE8(setend	be)
 	bl      v7_invalidate_l1
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/platsmp-a9.c b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/platsmp-a9.c
index df0a9cc5da59..3d5000481c11 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/platsmp-a9.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/platsmp-a9.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 extern void mvebu_cortex_a9_secondary_startup(void);
 
-static int __cpuinit mvebu_cortex_a9_boot_secondary(unsigned int cpu,
+static int mvebu_cortex_a9_boot_secondary(unsigned int cpu,
 						    struct task_struct *idle)
 {
 	int ret, hw_cpu;