diff --git a/scripts/kernel-doc b/scripts/kernel-doc
index f9460a6218de..c9ca0c23bd91 100755
--- a/scripts/kernel-doc
+++ b/scripts/kernel-doc
@@ -1518,6 +1518,7 @@ sub dump_function($$) {
     $prototype =~ s/^asmlinkage +//;
     $prototype =~ s/^inline +//;
     $prototype =~ s/^__inline__ +//;
+    $prototype =~ s/__devinit +//;
     $prototype =~ s/^#define +//; #ak added
     $prototype =~ s/__attribute__ \(\([a-z,]*\)\)//;