diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/apply.c b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/apply.c
index a4b356a9780d..b84bd99ef910 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/apply.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/apply.c
@@ -420,18 +420,16 @@ static void wait_pending_extra_info_updates(void)
 		DSSWARN("timeout in wait_pending_extra_info_updates\n");
 }
 
-static inline struct omap_dss_device *dss_ovl_get_device(struct omap_overlay *ovl)
-{
-	return ovl->manager ?
-		(ovl->manager->output ? ovl->manager->output->device : NULL) :
-		NULL;
-}
-
-static inline struct omap_dss_device *dss_mgr_get_device(struct omap_overlay_manager *mgr)
+static struct omap_dss_device *dss_mgr_get_device(struct omap_overlay_manager *mgr)
 {
 	return mgr->output ? mgr->output->device : NULL;
 }
 
+static struct omap_dss_device *dss_ovl_get_device(struct omap_overlay *ovl)
+{
+	return ovl->manager ? dss_mgr_get_device(ovl->manager) : NULL;
+}
+
 static int dss_mgr_wait_for_vsync(struct omap_overlay_manager *mgr)
 {
 	unsigned long timeout = msecs_to_jiffies(500);