diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
index 39789232646d8..9dd5880428803 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ static int virtballoon_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	return err;
 }
 
-static void virtballoon_remove(struct virtio_device *vdev)
+static void __devexit virtballoon_remove(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 {
 	struct virtio_balloon *vb = vdev->priv;