diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/bitops.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/bitops.h
index 830c93a010c3..9a466dde9b96 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/bitops.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/bitops.h
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ static inline void __clear_bit_unlock(unsigned long nr, volatile unsigned long *
  * Return the bit position (0..63) of the most significant 1 bit in a word
  * Returns -1 if no 1 bit exists
  */
-static inline unsigned long __fls(unsigned long word)
+static __always_inline unsigned long __fls(unsigned long word)
 {
 	int num;
 
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ static inline unsigned long __fls(unsigned long word)
  * Returns 0..SZLONG-1
  * Undefined if no bit exists, so code should check against 0 first.
  */
-static inline unsigned long __ffs(unsigned long word)
+static __always_inline unsigned long __ffs(unsigned long word)
 {
 	return __fls(word & -word);
 }