diff --git a/drivers/tty/n_tty.c b/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
index 8c20a52557eab43522fe13178c3fd0e5a94eab13..582a05c012f074cc5c7d86423bbe4fb43c5ca1a1 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
@@ -1442,8 +1442,7 @@ n_tty_receive_char_fast(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned char c)
 	put_tty_queue(c, ldata);
 }
 
-static inline void
-n_tty_receive_char_closing(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned char c)
+static void n_tty_receive_char_closing(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned char c)
 {
 	if (I_ISTRIP(tty))
 		c &= 0x7f;