diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_globals.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_globals.c
index 2db90e7706165..3acb0b6be2843 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_globals.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_globals.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ void i915_globals_unpark(void)
 	atomic_inc(&active);
 }
 
-static void __exit __i915_globals_flush(void)
+static void  __i915_globals_flush(void)
 {
 	atomic_inc(&active); /* skip shrinking */