diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
index dfabea4de4171..4c734e6e58772 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ static const unsigned char * const k7_nops[ASM_NOP_MAX+2] =
 #endif
 
 #ifdef P6_NOP1
-static const unsigned char  __initconst_or_module p6nops[] =
+static const unsigned char p6nops[] =
 {
 	P6_NOP1,
 	P6_NOP2,