diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.h b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.h
index dc2416dfef15..84fd4cf7d0fb 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.h
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.h
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ void winchip_mcheck_init(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c);
 /* Call the installed machine check handler for this CPU setup. */
 extern fastcall void (*machine_check_vector)(struct pt_regs *, long error_code);
 
-extern int mce_disabled __initdata;
+extern int mce_disabled;
 extern int nr_mce_banks;