diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/whci/hcd.c b/drivers/usb/host/whci/hcd.c
index 72b6892fda67..9546f6cd01f0 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/whci/hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/whci/hcd.c
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ static void __exit whci_hc_driver_exit(void)
 module_exit(whci_hc_driver_exit);
 
 /* PCI device ID's that we handle (so it gets loaded) */
-static struct pci_device_id whci_hcd_id_table[] = {
+static struct pci_device_id __used whci_hcd_id_table[] = {
 	{ PCI_DEVICE_CLASS(PCI_CLASS_WIRELESS_WHCI, ~0) },
 	{ /* empty last entry */ }
 };