diff --git a/security/safesetid/lsm.c b/security/safesetid/lsm.c
index 1079c6d54784..963f4ad9cb66 100644
--- a/security/safesetid/lsm.c
+++ b/security/safesetid/lsm.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include "lsm.h"
 
 /* Flag indicating whether initialization completed */
-int safesetid_initialized;
+int safesetid_initialized __initdata;
 
 struct setid_ruleset __rcu *safesetid_setuid_rules;
 struct setid_ruleset __rcu *safesetid_setgid_rules;
diff --git a/security/safesetid/lsm.h b/security/safesetid/lsm.h
index bde8c43a3767..d346f4849cea 100644
--- a/security/safesetid/lsm.h
+++ b/security/safesetid/lsm.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #include <linux/hashtable.h>
 
 /* Flag indicating whether initialization completed */
-extern int safesetid_initialized;
+extern int safesetid_initialized __initdata;
 
 enum sid_policy_type {
 	SIDPOL_DEFAULT, /* source ID is unaffected by policy */