diff --git a/kernel/rcutree.h b/kernel/rcutree.h
index c1891c3cae63..ddb79ece05eb 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutree.h
+++ b/kernel/rcutree.h
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ DECLARE_PER_CPU(struct rcu_data, rcu_preempt_data);
 #else /* #ifdef RCU_TREE_NONCORE */
 
 /* Forward declarations for rcutree_plugin.h */
-static inline void rcu_bootup_announce(void);
+static void rcu_bootup_announce(void);
 long rcu_batches_completed(void);
 static void rcu_preempt_note_context_switch(int cpu);
 static int rcu_preempted_readers(struct rcu_node *rnp);
diff --git a/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
index ef2a58c2b9d5..c03edf766357 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
+++ b/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct rcu_data, rcu_preempt_data);
 /*
  * Tell them what RCU they are running.
  */
-static inline void rcu_bootup_announce(void)
+static void rcu_bootup_announce(void)
 {
 	printk(KERN_INFO
 	       "Experimental preemptable hierarchical RCU implementation.\n");
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ void exit_rcu(void)
 /*
  * Tell them what RCU they are running.
  */
-static inline void rcu_bootup_announce(void)
+static void rcu_bootup_announce(void)
 {
 	printk(KERN_INFO "Hierarchical RCU implementation.\n");
 }