diff --git a/arch/sparc/include/asm/atomic_64.h b/arch/sparc/include/asm/atomic_64.h
index f2fbf9e16faf..29070c9a70f9 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/include/asm/atomic_64.h
+++ b/arch/sparc/include/asm/atomic_64.h
@@ -74,7 +74,11 @@ ATOMIC_OP(xor)
 #define atomic64_add_negative(i, v) (atomic64_add_return(i, v) < 0)
 
 #define atomic_cmpxchg(v, o, n) (cmpxchg(&((v)->counter), (o), (n)))
-#define atomic_xchg(v, new) (xchg(&((v)->counter), new))
+
+static inline int atomic_xchg(atomic_t *v, int new)
+{
+	return xchg(&v->counter, new);
+}
 
 static inline int __atomic_add_unless(atomic_t *v, int a, int u)
 {