diff --git a/kernel/mutex.c b/kernel/mutex.c
index 5d79781394a306e75048668262a6c3f49f5321ef..fd95eaa672e6ce1e6d1cfd99b73e34eeea0a33d7 100644
--- a/kernel/mutex.c
+++ b/kernel/mutex.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ __mutex_lock_slowpath(atomic_t *lock_count);
  *
  * This function is similar to (but not equivalent to) down().
  */
-void inline __sched mutex_lock(struct mutex *lock)
+void __sched mutex_lock(struct mutex *lock)
 {
 	might_sleep();
 	/*