diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/common.c b/arch/x86/entry/common.c
index 94941c5a10ac..51efd2da4d7f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/common.c
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/common.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ static __always_inline int syscall_32_enter(struct pt_regs *regs)
 #ifdef CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION
 bool __ia32_enabled __ro_after_init = !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION_DEFAULT_DISABLED);
 
-static int ia32_emulation_override_cmdline(char *arg)
+static int __init ia32_emulation_override_cmdline(char *arg)
 {
 	return kstrtobool(arg, &__ia32_enabled);
 }