diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/bt8xx/bt878.h b/drivers/media/dvb/bt8xx/bt878.h
index f685bc129609..1c8e3366000f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/bt8xx/bt878.h
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/bt8xx/bt878.h
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ void bt878_start(struct bt878 *bt, u32 controlreg, u32 op_sync_orin,
 void bt878_stop(struct bt878 *bt);
 
 #if defined(__powerpc__)	/* big-endian */
-extern __inline__ void io_st_le32(volatile unsigned __iomem *addr, unsigned val)
+static inline void io_st_le32(volatile unsigned __iomem *addr, unsigned val)
 {
 	__asm__ __volatile__("stwbrx %1,0,%2":"=m"(*addr):"r"(val),
 			     "r"(addr));