diff --git a/mm/sparse.c b/mm/sparse.c
index 545e4d3..e03b39f 100644
--- a/mm/sparse.c
+++ b/mm/sparse.c
@@ -240,6 +240,27 @@
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Allocate the accumulated non-linear sections, allocate a mem_map
+ * for each and record the physical to section mapping.
+ */
+void __init sparse_init(void)
+{
+	unsigned long pnum;
+	struct page *map;
+
+	for (pnum = 0; pnum < NR_MEM_SECTIONS; pnum++) {
+		if (!valid_section_nr(pnum))
+			continue;
+
+		map = sparse_early_mem_map_alloc(pnum);
+		if (!map)
+			continue;
+		sparse_init_one_section(__nr_to_section(pnum), pnum, map);
+	}
+}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG
 static struct page *__kmalloc_section_memmap(unsigned long nr_pages)
 {
 	struct page *page, *ret;
@@ -280,27 +301,6 @@
 }
 
 /*
- * Allocate the accumulated non-linear sections, allocate a mem_map
- * for each and record the physical to section mapping.
- */
-void __init sparse_init(void)
-{
-	unsigned long pnum;
-	struct page *map;
-
-	for (pnum = 0; pnum < NR_MEM_SECTIONS; pnum++) {
-		if (!valid_section_nr(pnum))
-			continue;
-
-		map = sparse_early_mem_map_alloc(pnum);
-		if (!map)
-			continue;
-		sparse_init_one_section(__nr_to_section(pnum), pnum, map);
-	}
-}
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG
-/*
  * returns the number of sections whose mem_maps were properly
  * set.  If this is <=0, then that means that the passed-in
  * map was not consumed and must be freed.