diff --git a/drivers/serial/suncore.c b/drivers/serial/suncore.c
index 707c5b03bce9..a2d4a19550ab 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/suncore.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/suncore.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void sunserial_unregister_minors(struct uart_driver *drv, int count)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sunserial_unregister_minors);
 
-int __init sunserial_console_match(struct console *con, struct device_node *dp,
+int sunserial_console_match(struct console *con, struct device_node *dp,
 			    struct uart_driver *drv, int line)
 {
 	int off;
diff --git a/kernel/printk.c b/kernel/printk.c
index a30fe33de395..89011bf8c106 100644
--- a/kernel/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk.c
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ __setup("console=", console_setup);
  * commonly to provide a default console (ie from PROM variables) when
  * the user has not supplied one.
  */
-int __init add_preferred_console(char *name, int idx, char *options)
+int add_preferred_console(char *name, int idx, char *options)
 {
 	struct console_cmdline *c;
 	int i;