diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc91x.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc91x.c
index db7db8ac4ca308a2f5f52e11f052bbd246c824a4..c5ed27c54724a9a118f46f4316ad96ae71dc5a7c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc91x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc91x.c
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ static inline void  smc_rcv(struct net_device *dev)
 #define smc_special_lock(lock, flags)		spin_lock_irqsave(lock, flags)
 #define smc_special_unlock(lock, flags) 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(lock, flags)
 #else
-#define smc_special_trylock(lock, flags)	(flags == flags)
+#define smc_special_trylock(lock, flags)	((void)flags, true)
 #define smc_special_lock(lock, flags)   	do { flags = 0; } while (0)
 #define smc_special_unlock(lock, flags)	do { flags = 0; } while (0)
 #endif