diff --git a/drivers/mfd/max8997-irq.c b/drivers/mfd/max8997-irq.c
index b95a46d79b9d3564e66d6ee7bdc37f8442ff3673..326f17b632a753a4f61e1c844c3406274d80bc0b 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/max8997-irq.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/max8997-irq.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ static void max8997_irq_sync_unlock(struct irq_data *data)
 	mutex_unlock(&max8997->irqlock);
 }
 
-static const inline struct max8997_irq_data *
+inline static const struct max8997_irq_data *
 irq_to_max8997_irq(struct max8997_dev *max8997, struct irq_data *data)
 {
 	return &max8997_irqs[data->hwirq];