diff --git a/arch/i386/mach-generic/bigsmp.c b/arch/i386/mach-generic/bigsmp.c
index 33d9f93557ba..8a210fa915b5 100644
--- a/arch/i386/mach-generic/bigsmp.c
+++ b/arch/i386/mach-generic/bigsmp.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ static struct dmi_system_id __initdata bigsmp_dmi_table[] = {
 };
 
 
-static __init int probe_bigsmp(void)
+static int probe_bigsmp(void)
 { 
 	if (def_to_bigsmp)
         	dmi_bigsmp = 1;
diff --git a/arch/i386/mach-generic/default.c b/arch/i386/mach-generic/default.c
index 96c19821e47d..8685208d8512 100644
--- a/arch/i386/mach-generic/default.c
+++ b/arch/i386/mach-generic/default.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #include <asm/mach-default/mach_mpparse.h>
 
 /* should be called last. */
-static __init int probe_default(void)
+static int probe_default(void)
 { 
 	return 1;
 } 
diff --git a/arch/i386/mach-generic/es7000.c b/arch/i386/mach-generic/es7000.c
index aa144d82334d..b8963a5a3b25 100644
--- a/arch/i386/mach-generic/es7000.c
+++ b/arch/i386/mach-generic/es7000.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #include <asm/mach-es7000/mach_mpparse.h>
 #include <asm/mach-es7000/mach_wakecpu.h>
 
-static __init int probe_es7000(void)
+static int probe_es7000(void)
 {
 	/* probed later in mptable/ACPI hooks */
 	return 0;
diff --git a/arch/i386/mach-generic/summit.c b/arch/i386/mach-generic/summit.c
index f7e5d66648dc..74883ccb8f73 100644
--- a/arch/i386/mach-generic/summit.c
+++ b/arch/i386/mach-generic/summit.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #include <asm/mach-summit/mach_ipi.h>
 #include <asm/mach-summit/mach_mpparse.h>
 
-static __init int probe_summit(void)
+static int probe_summit(void)
 { 
 	/* probed later in mptable/ACPI hooks */
 	return 0;