diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 923d6b05bc57a8e9db7e5258beae78e3947d3a9e..c3bc5fb876f10dab356209f224b1847bd3d8b052 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -3374,7 +3374,8 @@ static inline void zone_statistics(struct zone *preferred_zone, struct zone *z)
 }
 
 /* Remove page from the per-cpu list, caller must protect the list */
-static struct page *__rmqueue_pcplist(struct zone *zone, int migratetype,
+static inline
+struct page *__rmqueue_pcplist(struct zone *zone, int migratetype,
 			unsigned int alloc_flags,
 			struct per_cpu_pages *pcp,
 			struct list_head *list)