diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.h b/kernel/trace/trace.h
index 90cba68c8b50..2df8aed6a8f0 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.h
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ void latency_fsnotify(struct trace_array *tr);
 
 #else
 
-static void latency_fsnotify(struct trace_array *tr) { }
+static inline void latency_fsnotify(struct trace_array *tr) { }
 
 #endif