diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/pti.c b/arch/x86/mm/pti.c
index b07e3ffc5ac50..60c48f5d6b0ee 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/pti.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/pti.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ static __init pmd_t *pti_user_pagetable_walk_pmd(unsigned long address)
  *
  * Returns a pointer to a PTE on success, or NULL on failure.
  */
-static __init pte_t *pti_user_pagetable_walk_pte(unsigned long address)
+static pte_t *pti_user_pagetable_walk_pte(unsigned long address)
 {
 	gfp_t gfp = (GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_NOTRACK | __GFP_ZERO);
 	pmd_t *pmd;