diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 466e333db1f3..00a014670ed0 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ perf_cgroup_set_timestamp(struct task_struct *task,
 {
 }
 
-void
+static inline void
 perf_cgroup_switch(struct task_struct *task, struct task_struct *next)
 {
 }