diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/pat.c b/arch/x86/mm/pat.c
index 640339e..c009a24 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/pat.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/pat.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_PAT
 int __read_mostly pat_enabled = 1;
 
-void __cpuinit pat_disable(const char *reason)
+static inline void pat_disable(const char *reason)
 {
 	pat_enabled = 0;
 	printk(KERN_INFO "%s\n", reason);