diff --git a/include/trace/ftrace.h b/include/trace/ftrace.h
index 17a77fcac2a2c..a536f66f84c61 100644
--- a/include/trace/ftrace.h
+++ b/include/trace/ftrace.h
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ static struct trace_event_functions ftrace_event_type_funcs_##call = {	\
 
 #undef DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS
 #define DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(call, proto, args, tstruct, func, print)	\
-static int notrace							\
+static int notrace __init						\
 ftrace_define_fields_##call(struct ftrace_event_call *event_call)	\
 {									\
 	struct ftrace_raw_##call field;					\
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_export.c b/kernel/trace/trace_export.c
index e039906b037df..4f6a91c1370c7 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_export.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_export.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ static void __always_unused ____ftrace_check_##name(void)		\
 
 #undef FTRACE_ENTRY
 #define FTRACE_ENTRY(name, struct_name, id, tstruct, print, filter)	\
-int									\
+static int __init							\
 ftrace_define_fields_##name(struct ftrace_event_call *event_call)	\
 {									\
 	struct struct_name field;					\