diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sync.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sync.c
index d5a6e640ea45..2a2a8363ca16 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sync.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sync.c
@@ -1686,7 +1686,7 @@ int __init ip_vs_sync_init(void)
 	return register_pernet_subsys(&ipvs_sync_ops);
 }
 
-void __exit ip_vs_sync_cleanup(void)
+void ip_vs_sync_cleanup(void)
 {
 	unregister_pernet_subsys(&ipvs_sync_ops);
 }