diff --git a/drivers/net/iseries_veth.c b/drivers/net/iseries_veth.c
index 419861cbc65e..58d3bb622da6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/iseries_veth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/iseries_veth.c
@@ -1020,7 +1020,7 @@ static const struct ethtool_ops ops = {
 	.get_link = veth_get_link,
 };
 
-static struct net_device * __init veth_probe_one(int vlan,
+static struct net_device *veth_probe_one(int vlan,
 		struct vio_dev *vio_dev)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev;