diff --git a/drivers/staging/vme/devices/vme_pio2.h b/drivers/staging/vme/devices/vme_pio2.h
index 3c5931364535..72d9ce0bcb45 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vme/devices/vme_pio2.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/vme/devices/vme_pio2.h
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ struct pio2_card {
 int pio2_cntr_reset(struct pio2_card *);
 
 int pio2_gpio_reset(struct pio2_card *);
-int __init pio2_gpio_init(struct pio2_card *);
-void __exit pio2_gpio_exit(struct pio2_card *);
+int __devinit pio2_gpio_init(struct pio2_card *);
+void pio2_gpio_exit(struct pio2_card *);
 
 #endif /* _VME_PIO2_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vme/devices/vme_pio2_gpio.c b/drivers/staging/vme/devices/vme_pio2_gpio.c
index dc837deb99dd..858484915f08 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vme/devices/vme_pio2_gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vme/devices/vme_pio2_gpio.c
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ int pio2_gpio_reset(struct pio2_card *card)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int __init pio2_gpio_init(struct pio2_card *card)
+int __devinit pio2_gpio_init(struct pio2_card *card)
 {
 	int retval = 0;
 	char *label;
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ int __init pio2_gpio_init(struct pio2_card *card)
 	return retval;
 };
 
-void __exit pio2_gpio_exit(struct pio2_card *card)
+void pio2_gpio_exit(struct pio2_card *card)
 {
 	const char *label = card->gc.label;