diff --git a/mm/slab.c b/mm/slab.c
index a6a2fcf8195e..a453383333fc 100644
--- a/mm/slab.c
+++ b/mm/slab.c
@@ -929,7 +929,7 @@ static void next_reap_node(void)
  * the CPUs getting into lockstep and contending for the global cache chain
  * lock.
  */
-static void __devinit start_cpu_timer(int cpu)
+static void __cpuinit start_cpu_timer(int cpu)
 {
 	struct delayed_work *reap_work = &per_cpu(reap_work, cpu);