diff --git a/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c b/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c
index 52ce1d21154c9..88afc48c2ca71 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c
@@ -1334,7 +1334,7 @@ static void sdma_load_firmware(const struct firmware *fw, void *context)
 	release_firmware(fw);
 }
 
-static int __init sdma_get_firmware(struct sdma_engine *sdma,
+static int sdma_get_firmware(struct sdma_engine *sdma,
 		const char *fw_name)
 {
 	int ret;