diff --git a/kernel/rcupdate.c b/kernel/rcupdate.c
index a66d4d1615f7..f2c1a04e9b18 100644
--- a/kernel/rcupdate.c
+++ b/kernel/rcupdate.c
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ static void rcu_init_percpu_data(int cpu, struct rcu_ctrlblk *rcp,
 	rdp->blimit = blimit;
 }
 
-static void __devinit rcu_online_cpu(int cpu)
+static void __cpuinit rcu_online_cpu(int cpu)
 {
 	struct rcu_data *rdp = &per_cpu(rcu_data, cpu);
 	struct rcu_data *bh_rdp = &per_cpu(rcu_bh_data, cpu);