diff --git a/kernel/power/swap.c b/kernel/power/swap.c
index ca0fcb5ced71..01e2858b5fe3 100644
--- a/kernel/power/swap.c
+++ b/kernel/power/swap.c
@@ -1590,7 +1590,7 @@ int swsusp_unmark(void)
 }
 #endif
 
-static int swsusp_header_init(void)
+static int __init swsusp_header_init(void)
 {
 	swsusp_header = (struct swsusp_header*) __get_free_page(GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!swsusp_header)