diff --git a/drivers/misc/atmel-ssc.c b/drivers/misc/atmel-ssc.c
index b2a0340f277e268739c288e6bb73f62321475c30..d8e3cc2dc7470d8deaa3b89a5855b22b034725db 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/atmel-ssc.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/atmel-ssc.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ static const struct of_device_id atmel_ssc_dt_ids[] = {
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, atmel_ssc_dt_ids);
 #endif
 
-static inline const struct atmel_ssc_platform_data * __init
+static inline const struct atmel_ssc_platform_data *
 	atmel_ssc_get_driver_data(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	if (pdev->dev.of_node) {