diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/early.c b/arch/s390/kernel/early.c
index 0242fa78c918..25ce02be77a3 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/early.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/early.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ static __init void setup_topology(void)
 	topology_max_mnest = max_mnest;
 }
 
-void __do_early_pgm_check(struct pt_regs *regs)
+void __init __do_early_pgm_check(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	struct lowcore *lc = get_lowcore();
 	unsigned long ip;