diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vio.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vio.c
index f0bad7070fb5..f98867252ee2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vio.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vio.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ static void __devinit vio_dev_release(struct device *dev)
  * Returns a pointer to the created vio_dev or NULL if node has
  * NULL device_type or compatible fields.
  */
-struct vio_dev * __devinit vio_register_device_node(struct device_node *of_node)
+struct vio_dev *vio_register_device_node(struct device_node *of_node)
 {
 	struct vio_dev *viodev;
 	const unsigned int *unit_address;
diff --git a/include/asm-powerpc/vio.h b/include/asm-powerpc/vio.h
index 9204c15839c5..56512a968dab 100644
--- a/include/asm-powerpc/vio.h
+++ b/include/asm-powerpc/vio.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ extern void __devinit vio_unregister_device(struct vio_dev *dev);
 
 struct device_node;
 
-extern struct vio_dev * __devinit vio_register_device_node(
+extern struct vio_dev *vio_register_device_node(
 		struct device_node *node_vdev);
 extern const void *vio_get_attribute(struct vio_dev *vdev, char *which,
 		int *length);