diff --git a/arch/mips/ralink/bootrom.c b/arch/mips/ralink/bootrom.c
index 88bcce59beeb..94ca8379b83c 100644
--- a/arch/mips/ralink/bootrom.c
+++ b/arch/mips/ralink/bootrom.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ static const struct file_operations bootrom_file_ops = {
 	.release	= single_release,
 };
 
-static int bootrom_setup(void)
+static int __init bootrom_setup(void)
 {
 	debugfs_create_file("bootrom", 0444, NULL, NULL, &bootrom_file_ops);
 	return 0;