diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c b/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c
index 0e3627289047..77efa0a43fe7 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c
@@ -1223,7 +1223,7 @@ static void cdns_uart_console_write(struct console *co, const char *s,
  *
  * Return: 0 on success, negative errno otherwise.
  */
-static int __init cdns_uart_console_setup(struct console *co, char *options)
+static int cdns_uart_console_setup(struct console *co, char *options)
 {
 	struct uart_port *port = console_port;