diff --git a/lib/debugobjects.c b/lib/debugobjects.c
index a9a8996d..c4ecd3c 100644
--- a/lib/debugobjects.c
+++ b/lib/debugobjects.c
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@
 	}
 }
 
-static int
+static int __init
 check_results(void *addr, enum debug_obj_state state, int fixups, int warnings)
 {
 	struct debug_bucket *db;
@@ -916,7 +916,7 @@
 /*
  * Convert the statically allocated objects to dynamic ones:
  */
-static int debug_objects_replace_static_objects(void)
+static int __init debug_objects_replace_static_objects(void)
 {
 	struct debug_bucket *db = obj_hash;
 	struct hlist_node *node, *tmp;