diff --git a/arch/mips/mm/tlbex.c b/arch/mips/mm/tlbex.c
index 97c87027c17f..d7db82c3fbce 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mm/tlbex.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mm/tlbex.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #include <asm/uasm.h>
 #include <asm/setup.h>
 
-static int __cpuinitdata mips_xpa_disabled;
+static int mips_xpa_disabled;
 
 static int __init xpa_disable(char *s)
 {