diff --git a/sound/oss/msnd.c b/sound/oss/msnd.c
index 5dbfc0f9c3c7bf..ba38d6200099f8 100644
--- a/sound/oss/msnd.c
+++ b/sound/oss/msnd.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 static multisound_dev_t		*devs[MSND_MAX_DEVS];
 static int			num_devs;
 
-int __init msnd_register(multisound_dev_t *dev)
+int msnd_register(multisound_dev_t *dev)
 {
 	int i;