diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/rt5645.c b/sound/soc/codecs/rt5645.c
index cd1a4ec980ace..d9993d42cc4eb 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/rt5645.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/rt5645.c
@@ -3241,7 +3241,7 @@ static int buddy_quirk_cb(const struct dmi_system_id *id)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static struct dmi_system_id dmi_platform_intel_broadwell[] __initdata = {
+static struct dmi_system_id dmi_platform_intel_broadwell[] = {
 	{
 		.ident = "Chrome Buddy",
 		.callback = buddy_quirk_cb,