diff --git a/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-mc.c b/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-mc.c
index ddb6506d8341..01a805dcc67c 100644
--- a/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-mc.c
+++ b/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-mc.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ struct mem {
 /*
  * Detect installed memory, do some sanity checks and notify kernel about it
  */
-static void probe_memory(void)
+static void __init probe_memory(void)
 {
 	int i, j, found, cnt = 0;
 	struct mem bank[4];