diff --git a/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0020.c b/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0020.c
index 9a1a6ffd16b87902d9ee9caf02efab300a014ef5..94d3eb42c4d5f2c55dc6db811ae3a5280e58f95e 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0020.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0020.c
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ static int cfi_staa_read (struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len, size_t
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static inline int do_write_buffer(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip,
+static int do_write_buffer(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip,
 				  unsigned long adr, const u_char *buf, int len)
 {
 	struct cfi_private *cfi = map->fldrv_priv;