diff --git a/drivers/xen/pcpu.c b/drivers/xen/pcpu.c
index c63f317e3df3d..093ad4a08672c 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/pcpu.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/pcpu.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static ssize_t online_show(struct device *dev,
 	return sprintf(buf, "%u\n", !!(cpu->flags & XEN_PCPU_FLAGS_ONLINE));
 }
 
-static ssize_t __ref online_store(struct device *dev,
+static ssize_t online_store(struct device *dev,
 				  struct device_attribute *attr,
 				  const char *buf, size_t count)
 {