diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c b/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c
index 17eea1f96d9f..aa2caa67299a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ static inline unsigned int decode_config3(struct cpuinfo_mips *c)
 	return config3 & MIPS_CONF_M;
 }
 
-static inline void decode_configs(struct cpuinfo_mips *c)
+static void __init decode_configs(struct cpuinfo_mips *c)
 {
 	/* MIPS32 or MIPS64 compliant CPU.  */
 	c->options = MIPS_CPU_4KEX | MIPS_CPU_4K_CACHE | MIPS_CPU_COUNTER |