diff --git a/kernel/rcuclassic.c b/kernel/rcuclassic.c
index 490934fc7ac3..bd5a9003497c 100644
--- a/kernel/rcuclassic.c
+++ b/kernel/rcuclassic.c
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ void rcu_check_callbacks(int cpu, int user)
 	raise_rcu_softirq();
 }
 
-static void rcu_init_percpu_data(int cpu, struct rcu_ctrlblk *rcp,
+static void __cpuinit rcu_init_percpu_data(int cpu, struct rcu_ctrlblk *rcp,
 						struct rcu_data *rdp)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
diff --git a/kernel/rcutree.c b/kernel/rcutree.c
index f2d8638e6c60..b2fd602a6f6f 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcutree.c
@@ -1314,7 +1314,7 @@ int rcu_needs_cpu(int cpu)
  * access due to the fact that this CPU cannot possibly have any RCU
  * callbacks in flight yet.
  */
-static void
+static void __cpuinit
 rcu_init_percpu_data(int cpu, struct rcu_state *rsp)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;