diff --git a/include/linux/kernel.h b/include/linux/kernel.h
index a123b13b70fd80cb12def4c100ee198606b7c6b6..7785d5df6d8b0cc1ac77faf65bd72910919d02e9 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernel.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernel.h
@@ -527,9 +527,6 @@ __ftrace_vprintk(unsigned long ip, const char *fmt, va_list ap);
 
 extern void ftrace_dump(enum ftrace_dump_mode oops_dump_mode);
 #else
-static inline __printf(1, 2)
-int trace_printk(const char *fmt, ...);
-
 static inline void tracing_start(void) { }
 static inline void tracing_stop(void) { }
 static inline void ftrace_off_permanent(void) { }
@@ -539,8 +536,8 @@ static inline void tracing_on(void) { }
 static inline void tracing_off(void) { }
 static inline int tracing_is_on(void) { return 0; }
 
-static inline int
-trace_printk(const char *fmt, ...)
+static inline __printf(1, 2)
+int trace_printk(const char *fmt, ...)
 {
 	return 0;
 }