diff --git a/arch/blackfin/cpu/cpu.c b/arch/blackfin/cpu/cpu.c
index b9fdb078bdd6e14319f150bd6bc67c2761ba8d4e..0be2e2b835b23ab5c9cded732588faffd231f8d9 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/cpu/cpu.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/cpu/cpu.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 
 ulong bfin_poweron_retx;
 
-__attribute__ ((__noreturn__))
 void cpu_init_f(ulong bootflag, ulong loaded_from_ldr)
 {
 #ifndef CONFIG_BFIN_BOOTROM_USES_EVT1