diff --git a/arch/sh/include/mach-common/mach/romimage.h b/arch/sh/include/mach-common/mach/romimage.h
index 08fb42269ecd..3670455faaac 100644
--- a/arch/sh/include/mach-common/mach/romimage.h
+++ b/arch/sh/include/mach-common/mach/romimage.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 #else /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 
-extern inline void mmcif_update_progress(int nr)
+static inline void mmcif_update_progress(int nr)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/sh/include/mach-ecovec24/mach/romimage.h b/arch/sh/include/mach-ecovec24/mach/romimage.h
index 1dcf5e6c8d83..d63ef51ec186 100644
--- a/arch/sh/include/mach-ecovec24/mach/romimage.h
+++ b/arch/sh/include/mach-ecovec24/mach/romimage.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #define HIZCRA		0xa4050158
 #define PGDR		0xa405012c
 
-extern inline void mmcif_update_progress(int nr)
+static inline void mmcif_update_progress(int nr)
 {
 	/* disable Hi-Z for LED pins */
 	__raw_writew(__raw_readw(HIZCRA) & ~(1 << 1), HIZCRA);
diff --git a/arch/sh/include/mach-kfr2r09/mach/romimage.h b/arch/sh/include/mach-kfr2r09/mach/romimage.h
index 976256a323f2..7a883167c846 100644
--- a/arch/sh/include/mach-kfr2r09/mach/romimage.h
+++ b/arch/sh/include/mach-kfr2r09/mach/romimage.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 #else /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 
-extern inline void mmcif_update_progress(int nr)
+static inline void mmcif_update_progress(int nr)
 {
 }