1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/softirq.c b/kernel/softirq.c
index f6b03d56c2bf..c506f266a6b9 100644
--- a/kernel/softirq.c
+++ b/kernel/softirq.c
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ static struct notifier_block __cpuinitdata cpu_nfb = {
         .notifier_call = cpu_callback
 };
 
-__init int spawn_ksoftirqd(void)
+static __init int spawn_ksoftirqd(void)
 {
         void *cpu = (void *)(long)smp_processor_id();
         int err = cpu_callback(&cpu_nfb, CPU_UP_PREPARE, cpu);
@@ -640,6 +640,7 @@ __init int spawn_ksoftirqd(void)
         register_cpu_notifier(&cpu_nfb);
         return 0;
 }
+early_initcall(spawn_ksoftirqd);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 /*