diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
index f75c140906d0..539edd6d6dc8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ bool __init microcode_loader_disabled(void)
 	return dis_ucode_ldr;
 }
 
-static void early_parse_cmdline(void)
+static void __init early_parse_cmdline(void)
 {
 	char cmd_buf[64] = {};
 	char *s, *p = cmd_buf;