diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/via-cputemp.c b/drivers/hwmon/via-cputemp.c
index ffb793a..497bd23 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/via-cputemp.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/via-cputemp.c
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
-static void via_cputemp_device_remove(unsigned int cpu)
+static void __cpuinit via_cputemp_device_remove(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	struct pdev_entry *p, *n;
 	mutex_lock(&pdev_list_mutex);