diff --git a/include/linux/init.h b/include/linux/init.h
index baf0b29a7010..88f2964097f5 100644
--- a/include/linux/init.h
+++ b/include/linux/init.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
 /* These are for everybody (although not all archs will actually
    discard it in modules) */
-#define __init		__section(".init.text") __cold  __latent_entropy __noinitretpoline __nocfi
+#define __init		__section(".init.text") __cold  __latent_entropy __noinitretpoline
 #define __initdata	__section(".init.data")
 #define __initconst	__section(".init.rodata")
 #define __exitdata	__section(".exit.data")