diff --git a/drivers/base/devtmpfs.c b/drivers/base/devtmpfs.c
index 33e1bed..a4760e0 100644
--- a/drivers/base/devtmpfs.c
+++ b/drivers/base/devtmpfs.c
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@
 	return err;
 }
 
-static __initdata DECLARE_COMPLETION(setup_done);
+static DECLARE_COMPLETION(setup_done);
 
 static int handle(const char *name, mode_t mode, struct device *dev)
 {