diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/xtsonic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/xtsonic.c
index ca4686094701c60eff5a9991990575257f1310ca..0a02d8bd0a3e57ed996c798a5e4fa7875f422338 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/xtsonic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/xtsonic.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops xtsonic_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_set_mac_address	= eth_mac_addr,
 };
 
-static int __init sonic_probe1(struct net_device *dev)
+static int sonic_probe1(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	unsigned int silicon_revision;
 	struct sonic_local *lp = netdev_priv(dev);