diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c b/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c
index a842783ad6be..00b5c3e6fbbe 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ static void free_syscall_print_fmt(struct ftrace_event_call *call)
 		kfree(call->print_fmt);
 }
 
-static int syscall_enter_define_fields(struct ftrace_event_call *call)
+static int __init syscall_enter_define_fields(struct ftrace_event_call *call)
 {
 	struct syscall_trace_enter trace;
 	struct syscall_metadata *meta = call->data;
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ static int syscall_enter_define_fields(struct ftrace_event_call *call)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int syscall_exit_define_fields(struct ftrace_event_call *call)
+static int __init syscall_exit_define_fields(struct ftrace_event_call *call)
 {
 	struct syscall_trace_exit trace;
 	int ret;