diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/unaligned_access_speed.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/unaligned_access_speed.c
index bb57eb5d19df..5a5aa22124e7 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/unaligned_access_speed.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/unaligned_access_speed.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ free:
 }
 
 /* Measure unaligned access speed on all CPUs present at boot in parallel. */
-static int __init vec_check_unaligned_access_speed_all_cpus(void *unused __always_unused)
+static int vec_check_unaligned_access_speed_all_cpus(void *unused __always_unused)
 {
 	schedule_on_each_cpu(check_vector_unaligned_access);
 	riscv_hwprobe_complete_async_probe();
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ static int __init vec_check_unaligned_access_speed_all_cpus(void *unused __alway
 	return 0;
 }
 #else /* CONFIG_RISCV_PROBE_VECTOR_UNALIGNED_ACCESS */
-static int __init vec_check_unaligned_access_speed_all_cpus(void *unused __always_unused)
+static int vec_check_unaligned_access_speed_all_cpus(void *unused __always_unused)
 {
 	return 0;
 }