diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 895c5675edb7..d3d254571bda 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ sys_delete_module(const char __user *name_user, unsigned int flags)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void print_unload_info(struct seq_file *m, struct module *mod)
+static inline void print_unload_info(struct seq_file *m, struct module *mod)
 {
 	struct module_use *use;
 	int printed_something = 0;
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ void module_put(struct module *module)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(module_put);
 
 #else /* !CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD */
-static void print_unload_info(struct seq_file *m, struct module *mod)
+static inline void print_unload_info(struct seq_file *m, struct module *mod)
 {
 	/* We don't know the usage count, or what modules are using. */
 	seq_printf(m, " - -");