diff --git a/drivers/s390/kvm/kvm_virtio.c b/drivers/s390/kvm/kvm_virtio.c
index 79954bd..292b60d 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/kvm/kvm_virtio.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/kvm/kvm_virtio.c
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@
 	return len;
 }
 
-void s390_virtio_console_init(void)
+void __init s390_virtio_console_init(void)
 {
 	virtio_cons_early_init(early_put_chars);
 }