2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/mpparse_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/mpparse_32.c
index cc06eae1b037..67009cdd5eca 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/mpparse_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/mpparse_32.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ unsigned int def_to_bigsmp = 0;
 /* Processor that is doing the boot up */
 unsigned int boot_cpu_physical_apicid = -1U;
 /* Internal processor count */
-unsigned int __cpuinitdata num_processors;
+unsigned int num_processors;
 
 /* Bitmask of physically existing CPUs */
 physid_mask_t phys_cpu_present_map;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/mpparse_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/mpparse_64.c
index d3260f8f17dc..72ab1403fed7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/mpparse_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/mpparse_64.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ unsigned int boot_cpu_id = -1U;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(boot_cpu_id);
 
 /* Internal processor count */
-unsigned int num_processors __cpuinitdata = 0;
+unsigned int num_processors;
 
 unsigned disabled_cpus __cpuinitdata;