diff --git a/drivers/base/cpu.c b/drivers/base/cpu.c
index c5885f5..499b003 100644
--- a/drivers/base/cpu.c
+++ b/drivers/base/cpu.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ static SYSDEV_ATTR(crash_notes, 0400, show_crash_notes, NULL);
  *
  * Initialize and register the CPU device.
  */
-int __devinit register_cpu(struct cpu *cpu, int num)
+int __cpuinit register_cpu(struct cpu *cpu, int num)
 {
 	int error;
 	cpu->node_id = cpu_to_node(num);