diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/setup.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/setup.c
index b650ff1cb022e..3d7473531ab12 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/setup.c
@@ -385,8 +385,7 @@ setup_memory(void *kernel_end)
 #endif /* CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD */
 }
 
-int __init
-page_is_ram(unsigned long pfn)
+int page_is_ram(unsigned long pfn)
 {
 	struct memclust_struct * cluster;
 	struct memdesc_struct * memdesc;