diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c
index d50e96136608..295e4a88fff8 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ error:
 	return err;
 }
 
-void __exit hci_sock_cleanup(void)
+void hci_sock_cleanup(void)
 {
 	if (bt_sock_unregister(BTPROTO_HCI) < 0)
 		BT_ERR("HCI socket unregistration failed");