diff --git a/kernel/livepatch/core.c b/kernel/livepatch/core.c
index c38398e20f64f..a0acda468f1a9 100644
--- a/kernel/livepatch/core.c
+++ b/kernel/livepatch/core.c
@@ -990,7 +990,7 @@ static struct notifier_block klp_module_nb = {
 	.priority = INT_MIN+1, /* called late but before ftrace notifier */
 };
 
-static int klp_init(void)
+static int __init klp_init(void)
 {
 	int ret;