diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic.c
index 04a7f960bbc0..16f94879b525 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic.c
@@ -1315,7 +1315,7 @@ void enable_x2apic(void)
 	}
 }
 
-void enable_IR_x2apic(void)
+void __init enable_IR_x2apic(void)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_INTR_REMAP
 	int ret;