diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/mmu.c b/arch/arm/mm/mmu.c
index 09ac15c6d984..ebdc13148065 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/mmu.c
@@ -1248,7 +1248,7 @@ void __init adjust_lowmem_bounds(void)
 	memblock_set_current_limit(memblock_limit);
 }
 
-static inline void prepare_page_table(void)
+static __init void prepare_page_table(void)
 {
 	unsigned long addr;
 	phys_addr_t end;