diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index 4e9e92b..62ded9f 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -727,7 +727,49 @@
 	kernel_execve(init_filename, argv_init, envp_init);
 }
 
-static int init(void * unused)
+/* This is a non __init function. Force it to be noinline otherwise gcc
+ * makes it inline to init() and it becomes part of init.text section
+ */
+static int noinline init_post(void)
+{
+	free_initmem();
+	unlock_kernel();
+	mark_rodata_ro();
+	system_state = SYSTEM_RUNNING;
+	numa_default_policy();
+
+	if (sys_open((const char __user *) "/dev/console", O_RDWR, 0) < 0)
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "Warning: unable to open an initial console.\n");
+
+	(void) sys_dup(0);
+	(void) sys_dup(0);
+
+	if (ramdisk_execute_command) {
+		run_init_process(ramdisk_execute_command);
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "Failed to execute %s\n",
+				ramdisk_execute_command);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * We try each of these until one succeeds.
+	 *
+	 * The Bourne shell can be used instead of init if we are
+	 * trying to recover a really broken machine.
+	 */
+	if (execute_command) {
+		run_init_process(execute_command);
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "Failed to execute %s.  Attempting "
+					"defaults...\n", execute_command);
+	}
+	run_init_process("/sbin/init");
+	run_init_process("/etc/init");
+	run_init_process("/bin/init");
+	run_init_process("/bin/sh");
+
+	panic("No init found.  Try passing init= option to kernel.");
+}
+
+static int __init init(void * unused)
 {
 	lock_kernel();
 	/*
@@ -775,39 +817,6 @@
 	 * we're essentially up and running. Get rid of the
 	 * initmem segments and start the user-mode stuff..
 	 */
-	free_initmem();
-	unlock_kernel();
-	mark_rodata_ro();
-	system_state = SYSTEM_RUNNING;
-	numa_default_policy();
-
-	if (sys_open((const char __user *) "/dev/console", O_RDWR, 0) < 0)
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "Warning: unable to open an initial console.\n");
-
-	(void) sys_dup(0);
-	(void) sys_dup(0);
-
-	if (ramdisk_execute_command) {
-		run_init_process(ramdisk_execute_command);
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "Failed to execute %s\n",
-				ramdisk_execute_command);
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * We try each of these until one succeeds.
-	 *
-	 * The Bourne shell can be used instead of init if we are 
-	 * trying to recover a really broken machine.
-	 */
-	if (execute_command) {
-		run_init_process(execute_command);
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "Failed to execute %s.  Attempting "
-					"defaults...\n", execute_command);
-	}
-	run_init_process("/sbin/init");
-	run_init_process("/etc/init");
-	run_init_process("/bin/init");
-	run_init_process("/bin/sh");
-
-	panic("No init found.  Try passing init= option to kernel.");
+	init_post();
+	return 0;
 }