diff --git a/sound/oss/dmasound/dmasound_atari.c b/sound/oss/dmasound/dmasound_atari.c
index 38931f2f6967..1f4774123064 100644
--- a/sound/oss/dmasound/dmasound_atari.c
+++ b/sound/oss/dmasound/dmasound_atari.c
@@ -1524,7 +1524,7 @@ static SETTINGS def_soft = {
 	.speed	= 8000
 } ;
 
-static MACHINE machTT = {
+static __initdata MACHINE machTT = {
 	.name		= "Atari",
 	.name2		= "TT",
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
@@ -1553,7 +1553,7 @@ static MACHINE machTT = {
 	.capabilities	=  DSP_CAP_BATCH	/* As per SNDCTL_DSP_GETCAPS */
 };
 
-static MACHINE machFalcon = {
+static __initdata MACHINE machFalcon = {
 	.name		= "Atari",
 	.name2		= "FALCON",
 	.dma_alloc	= AtaAlloc,