diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/cx231xx/cx231xx.h b/drivers/media/usb/cx231xx/cx231xx.h
index 573b3c036a65f575a433bbb78aa2b7550cf29960..9871c79f88ff7b69c8bf370905a9cb348cb42f5a 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/cx231xx/cx231xx.h
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/cx231xx/cx231xx.h
@@ -978,8 +978,11 @@ extern void cx231xx_417_unregister(struct cx231xx *dev);
 int cx231xx_ir_init(struct cx231xx *dev);
 void cx231xx_ir_exit(struct cx231xx *dev);
 #else
-#define cx231xx_ir_init(dev)	(0)
-#define cx231xx_ir_exit(dev)	(0)
+static inline int cx231xx_ir_init(struct cx231xx *dev)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+static inline void cx231xx_ir_exit(struct cx231xx *dev) {}
 #endif
 
 static inline unsigned int norm_maxw(struct cx231xx *dev)