diff --git a/include/linux/kfifo.h b/include/linux/kfifo.h
index 62dbee554f608c91fe7b2b3bf01f390260821c52..c238ad2f82eae4f149e70fc7138fdd5beaa40b13 100644
--- a/include/linux/kfifo.h
+++ b/include/linux/kfifo.h
@@ -171,11 +171,8 @@ struct kfifo_rec_ptr_2 __STRUCT_KFIFO_PTR(unsigned char, 2, void);
 	}
 
 
-static inline unsigned int __must_check
-__kfifo_must_check_helper(unsigned int val)
-{
-	return val;
-}
+/* __kfifo_must_check_helper() is temporarily disabled because it was faulty */
+#define __kfifo_must_check_helper(x) (x)
 
 /**
  * kfifo_initialized - Check if the fifo is initialized