diff --git a/net/bridge/br_private.h b/net/bridge/br_private.h
index d5efa57a2c20bc2863b56baa8b5f71e55d607fa5..22111ffd68dffa8cbb4ed2acb73179ce4b196495 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_private.h
+++ b/net/bridge/br_private.h
@@ -570,10 +570,10 @@ extern void br_sysfs_delbr(struct net_device *dev);
 
 #else
 
-#define br_sysfs_addif(p)	(0)
-#define br_sysfs_renameif(p)	(0)
-#define br_sysfs_addbr(dev)	(0)
-#define br_sysfs_delbr(dev)	do { } while(0)
+static inline int br_sysfs_addif(struct net_bridge_port *p) { return 0; }
+static inline int br_sysfs_renameif(struct net_bridge_port *p) { return 0; }
+static inline int br_sysfs_addbr(struct net_device *dev) { return 0; }
+static inline void br_sysfs_delbr(struct net_device *dev) { return; }
 #endif /* CONFIG_SYSFS */
 
 #endif