diff --git a/drivers/acpi/numa.c b/drivers/acpi/numa.c
index a2efae8a4c4e..0c9f15c54e8c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/numa.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/numa.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ int node_to_pxm(int node)
 	return node_to_pxm_map[node];
 }
 
-int __cpuinit acpi_map_pxm_to_node(int pxm)
+int acpi_map_pxm_to_node(int pxm)
 {
 	int node = pxm_to_node_map[pxm];
 
diff --git a/include/acpi/acpi_numa.h b/include/acpi/acpi_numa.h
index b62cd36ff324..e2fcee2b340d 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acpi_numa.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acpi_numa.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 extern int pxm_to_node(int);
 extern int node_to_pxm(int);
-extern int __cpuinit acpi_map_pxm_to_node(int);
+extern int acpi_map_pxm_to_node(int);
 extern void __cpuinit acpi_unmap_pxm_to_node(int);
 
 #endif				/* CONFIG_ACPI_NUMA */