diff --git a/include/linux/random.h b/include/linux/random.h
index bd954ecbef901756a021d5fdc1dc6a6a0c41544f..51133627ba73ad568b85605b3c74c2208be5f648 100644
--- a/include/linux/random.h
+++ b/include/linux/random.h
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ void add_input_randomness(unsigned int type, unsigned int code,
 void add_interrupt_randomness(int irq) __latent_entropy;
 void add_hwgenerator_randomness(const void *buf, size_t len, size_t entropy);
 
-#if defined(LATENT_ENTROPY_PLUGIN) && !defined(__CHECKER__)
 static inline void add_latent_entropy(void)
 {
+#if defined(LATENT_ENTROPY_PLUGIN) && !defined(__CHECKER__)
 	add_device_randomness((const void *)&latent_entropy, sizeof(latent_entropy));
-}
 #else
-static inline void add_latent_entropy(void) { }
+	add_device_randomness(NULL, 0);
 #endif
+}
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_VMGENID)
 void add_vmfork_randomness(const void *unique_vm_id, size_t len);