diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/client.c b/drivers/misc/mei/client.c
index b0395601c6ae83340f62cd801531632134b85a7a..3aaa86235fe0a21957780f8f1581c2bec7f0ad4b 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/client.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/client.c
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ static void __mei_io_list_flush(struct mei_cl_cb *list,
  * @list:  An instance of our list structure
  * @cl: host client
  */
-void mei_io_list_flush(struct mei_cl_cb *list, struct mei_cl *cl)
+static inline void mei_io_list_flush(struct mei_cl_cb *list, struct mei_cl *cl)
 {
 	__mei_io_list_flush(list, cl, false);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/client.h b/drivers/misc/mei/client.h
index f2545af9be7be47ff29f225814d01719108be3fc..dc80ad5c9fa2a43c532bf9e0cf134d541dbb90b7 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/client.h
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/client.h
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ static inline void mei_io_list_init(struct mei_cl_cb *list)
 {
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&list->list);
 }
-void mei_io_list_flush(struct mei_cl_cb *list, struct mei_cl *cl);
 
 /*
  * MEI Host Client Functions