diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
index f23c2cfb99a66..4f844257a72d5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
@@ -7662,7 +7662,7 @@ static bool vmx_check_apicv_inhibit_reasons(ulong bit)
 	return supported & BIT(bit);
 }
 
-static struct kvm_x86_ops vmx_x86_ops __ro_after_init = {
+static struct kvm_x86_ops vmx_x86_ops __initdata = {
 	.hardware_unsetup = hardware_unsetup,
 
 	.hardware_enable = hardware_enable,