diff --git a/bitops.h b/bitops.h
index e2b9df3155..07d1a0638f 100644
--- a/bitops.h
+++ b/bitops.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static unsigned long bitops_ffsl(unsigned long word)
  *
  * Undefined if no set bit exists, so code should check against 0 first.
  */
-static __always_inline unsigned long bitops_flsl(unsigned long word)
+static inline unsigned long bitops_flsl(unsigned long word)
 {
 	int num = BITS_PER_LONG - 1;