diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/numaq_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/numaq_32.c
index 533e59c6fc82..ca96e68f0d23 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/numaq_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/numaq_32.c
@@ -493,7 +493,8 @@ static void numaq_setup_portio_remap(void)
 		(u_long) xquad_portio, (u_long) num_quads*XQUAD_PORTIO_QUAD);
 }
 
-struct apic apic_numaq = {
+/* Use __refdata to keep false positive warning calm.	*/
+struct apic __refdata apic_numaq = {
 
 	.name				= "NUMAQ",
 	.probe				= probe_numaq,