diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/sched.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/sched.c
index e5b4dd1db286e..9b1706cc12617 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/sched.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/sched.c
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ int __init spu_sched_init(void)
 	return err;
 }
 
-void __exit spu_sched_exit(void)
+void spu_sched_exit(void)
 {
 	struct spu *spu, *tmp;
 	int node;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/spufs.h b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/spufs.h
index 08b3530288ac3..34d5f9f8b4ae1 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/spufs.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/spufs.h
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ void spu_set_timeslice(struct spu_context *ctx);
 void spu_update_sched_info(struct spu_context *ctx);
 void __spu_update_sched_info(struct spu_context *ctx);
 int __init spu_sched_init(void);
-void __exit spu_sched_exit(void);
+void spu_sched_exit(void);
 
 extern char *isolated_loader;