diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/common/sst-acpi.h b/sound/soc/intel/common/sst-acpi.h
index 8398cb227ba9..b02f12900b93 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/common/sst-acpi.h
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/common/sst-acpi.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ACPI)
 const char *sst_acpi_find_name_from_hid(const u8 hid[ACPI_ID_LEN]);
 #else
-inline const char *sst_acpi_find_name_from_hid(const u8 hid[ACPI_ID_LEN])
+static inline const char *sst_acpi_find_name_from_hid(const u8 hid[ACPI_ID_LEN])
 {
 	return NULL;
 }