diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/owl-uart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/owl-uart.c
index 03963af77b15..d2d8b3494685 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/owl-uart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/owl-uart.c
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ static int __init owl_uart_init(void)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void __init owl_uart_exit(void)
+static void __exit owl_uart_exit(void)
 {
 	platform_driver_unregister(&owl_uart_platform_driver);
 	uart_unregister_driver(&owl_uart_driver);