diff --git a/kernel/timer.c b/kernel/timer.c
index 05809c2..ee319fc 100644
--- a/kernel/timer.c
+++ b/kernel/timer.c
@@ -1688,7 +1688,7 @@
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU */
 
-static int __devinit timer_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
+static int __cpuinit timer_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
 				unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
 {
 	long cpu = (long)hcpu;
@@ -1708,7 +1708,7 @@
 	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
 
-static struct notifier_block __devinitdata timers_nb = {
+static struct notifier_block __cpuinitdata timers_nb = {
 	.notifier_call	= timer_cpu_notify,
 };