diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/time_64.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/time_64.c
index 3b397081047a..83aaf4888999 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/time_64.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/time_64.c
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ static void __init get_tick_patch(void)
 	}
 }
 
-static void init_tick_ops(struct sparc64_tick_ops *ops)
+static void __init init_tick_ops(struct sparc64_tick_ops *ops)
 {
 	unsigned long freq, quotient, tick;