diff --git a/lib/rwsem.c b/lib/rwsem.c
index b322421c2969f1e3046313e91dcd3a07aa3fca9a..901d0e7da89220fae47848d349633ae43c1afd7e 100644
--- a/lib/rwsem.c
+++ b/lib/rwsem.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ __rwsem_do_wake(struct rw_semaphore *sem, int downgrading)
 /*
  * wait for a lock to be granted
  */
-static inline struct rw_semaphore *
+static struct rw_semaphore *
 rwsem_down_failed_common(struct rw_semaphore *sem,
 			struct rwsem_waiter *waiter, signed long adjustment)
 {