diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/ieee80211.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/ieee80211.h
index bcc8dfa8e672..9efb4dcb9d3a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/ieee80211.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/ieee80211.h
@@ -850,18 +850,18 @@ enum ieee80211_state {
 #define IP_FMT "%pI4"
 #define IP_ARG(x) (x)
 
-extern __inline int is_multicast_mac_addr(const u8 *addr)
+static inline int is_multicast_mac_addr(const u8 *addr)
 {
         return ((addr[0] != 0xff) && (0x01 & addr[0]));
 }
 
-extern __inline int is_broadcast_mac_addr(const u8 *addr)
+static inline int is_broadcast_mac_addr(const u8 *addr)
 {
 	return ((addr[0] == 0xff) && (addr[1] == 0xff) && (addr[2] == 0xff) &&   \
 		(addr[3] == 0xff) && (addr[4] == 0xff) && (addr[5] == 0xff));
 }
 
-extern __inline int is_zero_mac_addr(const u8 *addr)
+static inline int is_zero_mac_addr(const u8 *addr)
 {
 	return ((addr[0] == 0x00) && (addr[1] == 0x00) && (addr[2] == 0x00) &&   \
 		(addr[3] == 0x00) && (addr[4] == 0x00) && (addr[5] == 0x00));