diff --git a/drivers/staging/fsl-mc/bus/dprc-driver.c b/drivers/staging/fsl-mc/bus/dprc-driver.c
index a9ead0d7f9c3..2c4cd70b4cbb 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/fsl-mc/bus/dprc-driver.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/fsl-mc/bus/dprc-driver.c
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ int __init dprc_driver_init(void)
 	return fsl_mc_driver_register(&dprc_driver);
 }
 
-void __exit dprc_driver_exit(void)
+void dprc_driver_exit(void)
 {
 	fsl_mc_driver_unregister(&dprc_driver);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/fsl-mc/include/mc-private.h b/drivers/staging/fsl-mc/include/mc-private.h
index 2c4cc794be7a..c706f778626e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/fsl-mc/include/mc-private.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/fsl-mc/include/mc-private.h
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ int dprc_scan_objects(struct fsl_mc_device *mc_bus_dev);
 
 int __init dprc_driver_init(void);
 
-void __exit dprc_driver_exit(void);
+void dprc_driver_exit(void);
 
 int __init fsl_mc_allocator_driver_init(void);