diff --git a/scripts/kernel-doc b/scripts/kernel-doc
index 88e3934a8b8c..d8f77e26081c 100755
--- a/scripts/kernel-doc
+++ b/scripts/kernel-doc
@@ -1643,6 +1643,7 @@ sub dump_function($$) {
     $prototype =~ s/^__always_inline +//;
     $prototype =~ s/^noinline +//;
     $prototype =~ s/__devinit +//;
+    $prototype =~ s/__init +//;
     $prototype =~ s/^#define\s+//; #ak added
     $prototype =~ s/__attribute__\s*\(\([a-z,]*\)\)//;