diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/maar.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/maar.h
index 6c62b0f899c0..b02891f9caaf 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/maar.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/maar.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
  *
  * Return:	The number of MAAR pairs configured.
  */
-unsigned __weak platform_maar_init(unsigned num_pairs);
+unsigned platform_maar_init(unsigned num_pairs);
 
 /**
  * write_maar_pair() - write to a pair of MAARs