diff --git a/mm/swapfile.c b/mm/swapfile.c
index 7243044c4139..aafcf3611b31 100644
--- a/mm/swapfile.c
+++ b/mm/swapfile.c
@@ -212,8 +212,8 @@ static int wait_for_discard(void *word)
 #define SWAPFILE_CLUSTER	256
 #define LATENCY_LIMIT		256
 
-static inline unsigned long scan_swap_map(struct swap_info_struct *si,
-					  unsigned char usage)
+static unsigned long scan_swap_map(struct swap_info_struct *si,
+				   unsigned char usage)
 {
 	unsigned long offset;
 	unsigned long scan_base;