diff --git a/include/linux/intel-svm.h b/include/linux/intel-svm.h
index 94f047a8a845..d7c403d0dd27 100644
--- a/include/linux/intel-svm.h
+++ b/include/linux/intel-svm.h
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ static inline int intel_svm_unbind_mm(struct device *dev, int pasid)
 	BUG();
 }
 
-static int intel_svm_is_pasid_valid(struct device *dev, int pasid)
+static inline int intel_svm_is_pasid_valid(struct device *dev, int pasid)
 {
 	return -EINVAL;
 }