diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/pat.c b/arch/x86/mm/pat.c
index bcb1a8e4b2db..de3a99812450 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/pat.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/pat.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_PAT
 int __read_mostly pat_wc_enabled = 1;
 
-void __init pat_disable(char *reason)
+void __cpuinit pat_disable(char *reason)
 {
 	pat_wc_enabled = 0;
 	printk(KERN_INFO "%s\n", reason);