diff --git a/gdbstub/user.c b/gdbstub/user.c
index 7f9f19a124..520987fddc 100644
--- a/gdbstub/user.c
+++ b/gdbstub/user.c
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ void gdb_qemu_exit(int code)
     exit(code);
 }
 
-int gdb_handlesig_reason(CPUState *cpu, int sig, const char *reason)
+int gdb_handlesig(CPUState *cpu, int sig, const char *reason)
 {
     char buf[256];
     int n;
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ void gdb_breakpoint_remove_all(CPUState *cs)
 void gdb_syscall_handling(const char *syscall_packet)
 {
     gdb_put_packet(syscall_packet);
-    gdb_handlesig(gdbserver_state.c_cpu, 0);
+    gdb_handlesig(gdbserver_state.c_cpu, 0, NULL);
 }
 
 static bool should_catch_syscall(int num)
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ void gdb_syscall_entry(CPUState *cs, int num)
 {
     if (should_catch_syscall(num)) {
         g_autofree char *reason = g_strdup_printf("syscall_entry:%x;", num);
-        gdb_handlesig_reason(cs, gdb_target_sigtrap(), reason);
+        gdb_handlesig(cs, gdb_target_sigtrap(), reason);
     }
 }
 
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ void gdb_syscall_return(CPUState *cs, int num)
 {
     if (should_catch_syscall(num)) {
         g_autofree char *reason = g_strdup_printf("syscall_return:%x;", num);
-        gdb_handlesig_reason(cs, gdb_target_sigtrap(), reason);
+        gdb_handlesig(cs, gdb_target_sigtrap(), reason);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/include/gdbstub/user.h b/include/gdbstub/user.h
index 4c4e5c4c58..4fc88f8a25 100644
--- a/include/gdbstub/user.h
+++ b/include/gdbstub/user.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #define GDBSTUB_USER_H
 
 /**
- * gdb_handlesig_reason() - yield control to gdb
+ * gdb_handlesig() - yield control to gdb
  * @cpu: CPU
  * @sig: if non-zero, the signal number which caused us to stop
  * @reason: stop reason for stop reply packet or NULL
@@ -25,18 +25,7 @@
  * or 0 if no signal should be delivered, ie the signal that caused
  * us to stop should be ignored.
  */
-int gdb_handlesig_reason(CPUState *, int, const char *);
-
-/**
- * gdb_handlesig() - yield control to gdb
- * @cpu CPU
- * @sig: if non-zero, the signal number which caused us to stop
- * @see gdb_handlesig_reason()
- */
-static inline int gdb_handlesig(CPUState *cpu, int sig)
-{
-    return gdb_handlesig_reason(cpu, sig, NULL);
-}
+int gdb_handlesig(CPUState *, int, const char *);
 
 /**
  * gdb_signalled() - inform remote gdb of sig exit
diff --git a/linux-user/main.c b/linux-user/main.c
index 41caa77cb5..55aa11c9b4 100644
--- a/linux-user/main.c
+++ b/linux-user/main.c
@@ -1018,7 +1018,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
                     gdbstub);
             exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
         }
-        gdb_handlesig(cpu, 0);
+        gdb_handlesig(cpu, 0, NULL);
     }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SEMIHOSTING
diff --git a/linux-user/signal.c b/linux-user/signal.c
index 1aebf3fc47..b705625cbd 100644
--- a/linux-user/signal.c
+++ b/linux-user/signal.c
@@ -1178,7 +1178,7 @@ static void handle_pending_signal(CPUArchState *cpu_env, int sig,
     /* dequeue signal */
     k->pending = 0;
 
-    sig = gdb_handlesig(cpu, sig);
+    sig = gdb_handlesig(cpu, sig, NULL);
     if (!sig) {
         sa = NULL;
         handler = TARGET_SIG_IGN;