diff --git a/src/emu/driver.h b/src/emu/driver.h
index d5a6dc4f694..fc3e389a7ce 100644
--- a/src/emu/driver.h
+++ b/src/emu/driver.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 
 #define MACHINE_START_NAME(name)    machine_start_##name
 #define MACHINE_START_CALL_MEMBER(name) MACHINE_START_NAME(name)()
-#define DECLARE_MACHINE_START(name) void MACHINE_START_NAME(name)()
+#define DECLARE_MACHINE_START(name) void MACHINE_START_NAME(name)() ATTR_COLD
 #define MACHINE_START_MEMBER(cls,name) void cls::MACHINE_START_NAME(name)()
 
 #define MACHINE_RESET_NAME(name)    machine_reset_##name
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 #define MACHINE_RESET_MEMBER(cls,name) void cls::MACHINE_RESET_NAME(name)()
 
 #define SOUND_START_NAME(name)      sound_start_##name
-#define DECLARE_SOUND_START(name)   void SOUND_START_NAME(name)()
+#define DECLARE_SOUND_START(name)   void SOUND_START_NAME(name)() ATTR_COLD
 #define SOUND_START_MEMBER(cls,name) void cls::SOUND_START_NAME(name)()
 
 #define SOUND_RESET_NAME(name)      sound_reset_##name
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 
 #define VIDEO_START_NAME(name)      video_start_##name
 #define VIDEO_START_CALL_MEMBER(name)       VIDEO_START_NAME(name)()
-#define DECLARE_VIDEO_START(name)   void VIDEO_START_NAME(name)()
+#define DECLARE_VIDEO_START(name)   void VIDEO_START_NAME(name)() ATTR_COLD
 #define VIDEO_START_MEMBER(cls,name) void cls::VIDEO_START_NAME(name)()
 
 #define VIDEO_RESET_NAME(name)      video_reset_##name
diff --git a/src/emu/gamedrv.h b/src/emu/gamedrv.h
index 11c571c8cca..36263aec1e1 100644
--- a/src/emu/gamedrv.h
+++ b/src/emu/gamedrv.h
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ struct game_driver
 
 // wrappers for the DRIVER_INIT callback
 #define DRIVER_INIT_NAME(name)      init_##name
-#define DECLARE_DRIVER_INIT(name)   void DRIVER_INIT_NAME(name)()
+#define DECLARE_DRIVER_INIT(name)   void DRIVER_INIT_NAME(name)() ATTR_COLD
 #define DRIVER_INIT_MEMBER(cls,name) void cls::DRIVER_INIT_NAME(name)()
 #define DRIVER_INIT_CALL(name)      DRIVER_INIT_NAME(name)()