diff --git a/arch/sparc/prom/tree_64.c b/arch/sparc/prom/tree_64.c
index 92204c3800b5..bd1b2a3ac34e 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/prom/tree_64.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/prom/tree_64.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ inline phandle __prom_getchild(phandle node)
 	return prom_node_to_node("child", node);
 }
 
-inline phandle prom_getchild(phandle node)
+phandle prom_getchild(phandle node)
 {
 	phandle cnode;
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ inline phandle __prom_getsibling(phandle node)
 	return prom_node_to_node(prom_peer_name, node);
 }
 
-inline phandle prom_getsibling(phandle node)
+phandle prom_getsibling(phandle node)
 {
 	phandle sibnode;
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(prom_getsibling);
 /* Return the length in bytes of property 'prop' at node 'node'.
  * Return -1 on error.
  */
-inline int prom_getproplen(phandle node, const char *prop)
+int prom_getproplen(phandle node, const char *prop)
 {
 	unsigned long args[6];
 
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(prom_getproplen);
  * 'buffer' which has a size of 'bufsize'.  If the acquisition
  * was successful the length will be returned, else -1 is returned.
  */
-inline int prom_getproperty(phandle node, const char *prop,
-			    char *buffer, int bufsize)
+int prom_getproperty(phandle node, const char *prop,
+		     char *buffer, int bufsize)
 {
 	unsigned long args[8];
 	int plen;
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(prom_getproperty);
 /* Acquire an integer property and return its value.  Returns -1
  * on failure.
  */
-inline int prom_getint(phandle node, const char *prop)
+int prom_getint(phandle node, const char *prop)
 {
 	int intprop;
 
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ static const char *prom_nextprop_name = "nextprop";
 /* Return the first property type for node 'node'.
  * buffer should be at least 32B in length
  */
-inline char *prom_firstprop(phandle node, char *buffer)
+char *prom_firstprop(phandle node, char *buffer)
 {
 	unsigned long args[7];
 
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(prom_firstprop);
  * at node 'node' .  Returns NULL string if no more
  * property types for this node.
  */
-inline char *prom_nextprop(phandle node, const char *oprop, char *buffer)
+char *prom_nextprop(phandle node, const char *oprop, char *buffer)
 {
 	unsigned long args[7];
 	char buf[32];