diff --git a/drivers/base/platform.c b/drivers/base/platform.c
index ffcfd73..1bb8faa 100644
--- a/drivers/base/platform.c
+++ b/drivers/base/platform.c
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@
  *
  * Returns &struct platform_device pointer on success, or ERR_PTR() on error.
  */
-struct platform_device *platform_device_register_resndata(
+struct platform_device *__init_or_module platform_device_register_resndata(
 		struct device *parent,
 		const char *name, int id,
 		const struct resource *res, unsigned int num,