diff --git a/drivers/dma/mxs-dma.c b/drivers/dma/mxs-dma.c
index 18f8154b859b..a01953e06048 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/mxs-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/mxs-dma.c
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ static int __init mxs_dma_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct platform_driver mxs_dma_driver = {
+static struct platform_driver mxs_dma_driver __initdata = {
 	.driver		= {
 		.name	= "mxs-dma",
 		.of_match_table = mxs_dma_dt_ids,