diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 54a4f53..3b5358a 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -2363,7 +2363,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-__initdata int hashdist = HASHDIST_DEFAULT;
+int hashdist = HASHDIST_DEFAULT;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
 static int __init set_hashdist(char *str)