diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/ep93xx_bl.c b/drivers/video/backlight/ep93xx_bl.c
index ef3e21e8f825..fd073b277e48 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/ep93xx_bl.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/ep93xx_bl.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ static const struct backlight_ops ep93xxbl_ops = {
 	.get_brightness	= ep93xxbl_get_brightness,
 };
 
-static int __init ep93xxbl_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
+static int ep93xxbl_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 {
 	struct ep93xxbl *ep93xxbl;
 	struct backlight_device *bl;