diff --git a/include/linux/parport_pc.h b/include/linux/parport_pc.h
index 7e62b3429cdd..1cc0f6b1a49a 100644
--- a/include/linux/parport_pc.h
+++ b/include/linux/parport_pc.h
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ static __inline__ unsigned char parport_pc_read_data(struct parport *p)
 }
 
 #ifdef DEBUG_PARPORT
-extern __inline__ void dump_parport_state (char *str, struct parport *p)
+static inline void dump_parport_state (char *str, struct parport *p)
 {
 	/* here's hoping that reading these ports won't side-effect anything underneath */
 	unsigned char ecr = inb (ECONTROL (p));