diff --git a/include/linux/iova.h b/include/linux/iova.h
index 4057b4f057ec98f28a10470579cf9082167c076b..35c453085a4fd12b6205eff23de8d52c26e128c3 100644
--- a/include/linux/iova.h
+++ b/include/linux/iova.h
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ static inline void init_iova_domain(struct iova_domain *iovad,
 {
 }
 
-bool has_iova_flush_queue(struct iova_domain *iovad)
+static inline bool has_iova_flush_queue(struct iova_domain *iovad)
 {
 	return false;
 }