diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/irqflags.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/irqflags.h
index 8a8a6c66be9a..5b1177f5a963 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/irqflags.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/irqflags.h
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
  * Interrupt control:
  */
 
+/* Declaration required for gcc < 4.9 to prevent -Werror=missing-prototypes */
+extern inline unsigned long native_save_fl(void);
 extern inline unsigned long native_save_fl(void)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;