diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
index 851ab37058dd..e705f06c68c6 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
@@ -2498,7 +2498,7 @@ __trace_add_new_event(struct trace_event_call *call, struct trace_array *tr)
  * for enabling events at boot. We want to enable events before
  * the filesystem is initialized.
  */
-static __init int
+static int
 __trace_early_add_new_event(struct trace_event_call *call,
 			    struct trace_array *tr)
 {