diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/generic.c b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/generic.c
index 630fa916bbc6..04b013fbc98f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/generic.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/generic.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(get_clock_tick_rate);
 /*
  * For non device-tree builds, keep legacy timer init
  */
-void pxa_timer_init(void)
+void __init pxa_timer_init(void)
 {
 	pxa_timer_nodt_init(IRQ_OST0, io_p2v(0x40a00000),
 			    get_clock_tick_rate());