diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_32.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_32.c
index c114c7f25645..7a718ed32b27 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_32.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_32.c
@@ -264,8 +264,9 @@ static void prepare_save_user_regs(int ctx_has_vsx_region)
 #endif
 }
 
-static int __unsafe_save_user_regs(struct pt_regs *regs, struct mcontext __user *frame,
-				   struct mcontext __user *tm_frame, int ctx_has_vsx_region)
+static __always_inline int
+__unsafe_save_user_regs(struct pt_regs *regs, struct mcontext __user *frame,
+			struct mcontext __user *tm_frame, int ctx_has_vsx_region)
 {
 	unsigned long msr = regs->msr;
 
@@ -364,8 +365,9 @@ static void prepare_save_tm_user_regs(void)
 		current->thread.ckvrsave = mfspr(SPRN_VRSAVE);
 }
 
-static int save_tm_user_regs_unsafe(struct pt_regs *regs, struct mcontext __user *frame,
-				    struct mcontext __user *tm_frame, unsigned long msr)
+static __always_inline int
+save_tm_user_regs_unsafe(struct pt_regs *regs, struct mcontext __user *frame,
+			 struct mcontext __user *tm_frame, unsigned long msr)
 {
 	/* Save both sets of general registers */
 	unsafe_save_general_regs(&current->thread.ckpt_regs, frame, failed);
@@ -444,8 +446,9 @@ failed:
 #else
 static void prepare_save_tm_user_regs(void) { }
 
-static int save_tm_user_regs_unsafe(struct pt_regs *regs, struct mcontext __user *frame,
-				    struct mcontext __user *tm_frame, unsigned long msr)
+static __always_inline int
+save_tm_user_regs_unsafe(struct pt_regs *regs, struct mcontext __user *frame,
+			 struct mcontext __user *tm_frame, unsigned long msr)
 {
 	return 0;
 }