diff --git a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/executive/octeon-model.c b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/executive/octeon-model.c
index 5105d0d57154..e15b049b3bd7 100644
--- a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/executive/octeon-model.c
+++ b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/executive/octeon-model.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
  *
  * Returns fuse value: 0 or 1
  */
-uint8_t cvmx_fuse_read_byte(int byte_addr)
+static uint8_t __init cvmx_fuse_read_byte(int byte_addr)
 {
 	union cvmx_mio_fus_rcmd read_cmd;
 
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ uint8_t cvmx_fuse_read_byte(int byte_addr)
  * as running early in u-boot static/global variables don't work when
  * running from flash.
  */
-const char *octeon_model_get_string_buffer(uint32_t chip_id, char *buffer)
+static const char *__init octeon_model_get_string_buffer(uint32_t chip_id,
+							 char *buffer)
 {
 	const char *family;
 	const char *core_model;
@@ -422,7 +423,7 @@ const char *octeon_model_get_string_buffer(uint32_t chip_id, char *buffer)
  *
  * Returns Model string
  */
-const char *octeon_model_get_string(uint32_t chip_id)
+const char *__init octeon_model_get_string(uint32_t chip_id)
 {
 	static char buffer[32];
 	return octeon_model_get_string_buffer(chip_id, buffer);
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/octeon/cvmx.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/octeon/cvmx.h
index b0b544f96b70..33db1c806b01 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/octeon/cvmx.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/octeon/cvmx.h
@@ -451,6 +451,4 @@ static inline uint32_t cvmx_octeon_num_cores(void)
 	return cvmx_pop(ciu_fuse);
 }
 
-uint8_t cvmx_fuse_read_byte(int byte_addr);
-
 #endif /*  __CVMX_H__  */
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/octeon/octeon-model.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/octeon/octeon-model.h
index e2c122c6a657..e8a1c2fd52cd 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/octeon/octeon-model.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/octeon/octeon-model.h
@@ -326,8 +326,7 @@ static inline int __octeon_is_model_runtime__(uint32_t model)
 #define OCTEON_IS_COMMON_BINARY() 1
 #undef OCTEON_MODEL
 
-const char *octeon_model_get_string(uint32_t chip_id);
-const char *octeon_model_get_string_buffer(uint32_t chip_id, char *buffer);
+const char *__init octeon_model_get_string(uint32_t chip_id);
 
 /*
  * Return the octeon family, i.e., ProcessorID of the PrID register.