diff --git a/drivers/staging/sm750fb/sm750.c b/drivers/staging/sm750fb/sm750.c
index 3c7ea95dd9f9..dbbb2f879a29 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/sm750fb/sm750.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/sm750fb/sm750.c
@@ -1250,7 +1250,7 @@ static int lynxfb_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
 
-static void __exit lynxfb_pci_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
+static void lynxfb_pci_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 {
 	struct fb_info *info;
 	struct lynx_share *share;