diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index 85699bc90a5166a0d759f177d56ec09a6e075d3c..541fdd8787a5b67c6febf5560d073d4ab1bca335 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -1174,7 +1174,7 @@ static inline int blk_pre_runtime_suspend(struct request_queue *q)
 static inline void blk_post_runtime_suspend(struct request_queue *q, int err) {}
 static inline void blk_pre_runtime_resume(struct request_queue *q) {}
 static inline void blk_post_runtime_resume(struct request_queue *q, int err) {}
-extern inline void blk_set_runtime_active(struct request_queue *q) {}
+static inline void blk_set_runtime_active(struct request_queue *q) {}
 #endif
 
 /*