diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/msi_bitmap.c b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/msi_bitmap.c
index 1a826f3..ed5234e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/msi_bitmap.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/msi_bitmap.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int msi_bitmap_alloc(struct msi_bitmap *bmp, unsigned int irq_count,
+int __init_refok msi_bitmap_alloc(struct msi_bitmap *bmp, unsigned int irq_count,
 		     struct device_node *of_node)
 {
 	int size;