diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 8d453041a32392f1ad51d5e320c03aa390f3cf8d..53f832adca7e6d46607157c4522e5407047dfb71 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -2312,7 +2312,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(user_path_at);
  *     allocated by getname. So we must hold the reference to it until all
  *     path-walking is complete.
  */
-static struct filename *
+static inline struct filename *
 user_path_parent(int dfd, const char __user *path,
 		 struct path *parent,
 		 struct qstr *last,