diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
index 849f6132b327..e8ae8323c058 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ cifs_init_once(void *inode)
 	init_rwsem(&cifsi->lock_sem);
 }
 
-static int
+static int __init
 cifs_init_inodecache(void)
 {
 	cifs_inode_cachep = kmem_cache_create("cifs_inode_cache",