diff --git a/include/net/hwbm.h b/include/net/hwbm.h
index 81643cf8a1c4..c81444611a22 100644
--- a/include/net/hwbm.h
+++ b/include/net/hwbm.h
@@ -21,9 +21,13 @@ void hwbm_buf_free(struct hwbm_pool *bm_pool, void *buf);
 int hwbm_pool_refill(struct hwbm_pool *bm_pool, gfp_t gfp);
 int hwbm_pool_add(struct hwbm_pool *bm_pool, unsigned int buf_num);
 #else
-void hwbm_buf_free(struct hwbm_pool *bm_pool, void *buf) {}
-int hwbm_pool_refill(struct hwbm_pool *bm_pool, gfp_t gfp) { return 0; }
-int hwbm_pool_add(struct hwbm_pool *bm_pool, unsigned int buf_num)
+static inline void hwbm_buf_free(struct hwbm_pool *bm_pool, void *buf) {}
+
+static inline int hwbm_pool_refill(struct hwbm_pool *bm_pool, gfp_t gfp)
+{ return 0; }
+
+static inline int hwbm_pool_add(struct hwbm_pool *bm_pool,
+				unsigned int buf_num)
 { return 0; }
 #endif /* CONFIG_HWBM */
 #endif /* _HWBM_H */