diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c b/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c
index 40c76604199f..d00db60a5e04 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ static int __init acpi_parse_sbf(struct acpi_table_header *table)
 #ifdef CONFIG_HPET_TIMER
 #include <asm/hpet.h>
 
-static struct __initdata resource *hpet_res;
+static struct resource *hpet_res __initdata;
 
 static int __init acpi_parse_hpet(struct acpi_table_header *table)
 {