diff --git a/include/qemu/seqlock.h b/include/qemu/seqlock.h
index 3ff118a1a1..f1256f5487 100644
--- a/include/qemu/seqlock.h
+++ b/include/qemu/seqlock.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static inline unsigned seqlock_read_begin(QemuSeqLock *sl)
     return ret;
 }
 
-static int seqlock_read_retry(const QemuSeqLock *sl, unsigned start)
+static inline int seqlock_read_retry(const QemuSeqLock *sl, unsigned start)
 {
     /* Read other fields before reading final sequence.  */
     smp_rmb();