diff --git a/kernel/time.c b/kernel/time.c
index c2a27dd93142545369abefa1d2ee2a41a5eb8f09..f8342a41efa60de3badbcbd2f48fa1950d0d7f99 100644
--- a/kernel/time.c
+++ b/kernel/time.c
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(current_fs_time);
  * Avoid unnecessary multiplications/divisions in the
  * two most common HZ cases:
  */
-inline unsigned int jiffies_to_msecs(const unsigned long j)
+unsigned int jiffies_to_msecs(const unsigned long j)
 {
 #if HZ <= MSEC_PER_SEC && !(MSEC_PER_SEC % HZ)
 	return (MSEC_PER_SEC / HZ) * j;
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ inline unsigned int jiffies_to_msecs(const unsigned long j)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(jiffies_to_msecs);
 
-inline unsigned int jiffies_to_usecs(const unsigned long j)
+unsigned int jiffies_to_usecs(const unsigned long j)
 {
 #if HZ <= USEC_PER_SEC && !(USEC_PER_SEC % HZ)
 	return (USEC_PER_SEC / HZ) * j;