diff --git a/arch/mips/jmr3927/rbhma3100/setup.c b/arch/mips/jmr3927/rbhma3100/setup.c
index d1ef2895d564..8303001516d2 100644
--- a/arch/mips/jmr3927/rbhma3100/setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/jmr3927/rbhma3100/setup.c
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__swizzle_addr_b);
 
 static int __init jmr3927_rtc_init(void)
 {
-	struct resource res = {
+	static struct resource __initdata res = {
 		.start	= JMR3927_IOC_NVRAMB_ADDR - IO_BASE,
 		.end	= JMR3927_IOC_NVRAMB_ADDR - IO_BASE + 0x800 - 1,
 		.flags	= IORESOURCE_MEM,
diff --git a/arch/mips/tx4927/toshiba_rbtx4927/toshiba_rbtx4927_setup.c b/arch/mips/tx4927/toshiba_rbtx4927/toshiba_rbtx4927_setup.c
index 40c7c3eeafaf..ab72292a172e 100644
--- a/arch/mips/tx4927/toshiba_rbtx4927/toshiba_rbtx4927_setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/tx4927/toshiba_rbtx4927/toshiba_rbtx4927_setup.c
@@ -1020,7 +1020,7 @@ void __init toshiba_rbtx4927_timer_setup(struct irqaction *irq)
 
 static int __init toshiba_rbtx4927_rtc_init(void)
 {
-	struct resource res = {
+	static struct resource __initdata res = {
 		.start	= 0x1c010000,
 		.end	= 0x1c010000 + 0x800 - 1,
 		.flags	= IORESOURCE_MEM,