diff --git a/include/asm-x86/mach-visws/cobalt.h b/include/asm-x86/mach-visws/cobalt.h
index 33c36225a042b25d2e37ebd6f0e4e12dd878c560..995258831b7f8dbf5a97b37315a0676eda7f8426 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/mach-visws/cobalt.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/mach-visws/cobalt.h
@@ -94,22 +94,22 @@
 #define	CO_IRQ_8259	CO_IRQ(CO_APIC_8259)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_VISWS_APIC
-extern __inline void co_cpu_write(unsigned long reg, unsigned long v)
+static inline void co_cpu_write(unsigned long reg, unsigned long v)
 {
 	*((volatile unsigned long *)(CO_CPU_VADDR+reg))=v;
 }
 
-extern __inline unsigned long co_cpu_read(unsigned long reg)
+static inline unsigned long co_cpu_read(unsigned long reg)
 {
 	return *((volatile unsigned long *)(CO_CPU_VADDR+reg));
 }            
              
-extern __inline void co_apic_write(unsigned long reg, unsigned long v)
+static inline void co_apic_write(unsigned long reg, unsigned long v)
 {
 	*((volatile unsigned long *)(CO_APIC_VADDR+reg))=v;
 }            
              
-extern __inline unsigned long co_apic_read(unsigned long reg)
+static inline unsigned long co_apic_read(unsigned long reg)
 {
 	return *((volatile unsigned long *)(CO_APIC_VADDR+reg));
 }
diff --git a/include/asm-x86/mach-visws/lithium.h b/include/asm-x86/mach-visws/lithium.h
index d443e68d0066149265250d354982f4658b71ac2a..dfcd4f07ab85b9e6a1c839de753bb242eb8076c4 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/mach-visws/lithium.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/mach-visws/lithium.h
@@ -29,22 +29,22 @@
 #define	LI_INTD		0x0080
 
 /* More special purpose macros... */
-extern __inline void li_pcia_write16(unsigned long reg, unsigned short v)
+static inline void li_pcia_write16(unsigned long reg, unsigned short v)
 {
 	*((volatile unsigned short *)(LI_PCIA_VADDR+reg))=v;
 }
 
-extern __inline unsigned short li_pcia_read16(unsigned long reg)
+static inline unsigned short li_pcia_read16(unsigned long reg)
 {
 	 return *((volatile unsigned short *)(LI_PCIA_VADDR+reg));
 }
 
-extern __inline void li_pcib_write16(unsigned long reg, unsigned short v)
+static inline void li_pcib_write16(unsigned long reg, unsigned short v)
 {
 	*((volatile unsigned short *)(LI_PCIB_VADDR+reg))=v;
 }
 
-extern __inline unsigned short li_pcib_read16(unsigned long reg)
+static inline unsigned short li_pcib_read16(unsigned long reg)
 {
 	return *((volatile unsigned short *)(LI_PCIB_VADDR+reg));
 }