diff --git a/include/linux/compiler-clang.h b/include/linux/compiler-clang.h
index 01225b0059b1..5ce62d3e69b5 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler-clang.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler-clang.h
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@
  */
 #define __UNIQUE_ID(prefix) __PASTE(__PASTE(__UNIQUE_ID_, prefix), __COUNTER__)
 
+/*
+ * GCC does not warn about unused static inline functions for
+ * -Wunused-function.  This turns out to avoid the need for complex #ifdef
+ * directives.  Suppress the warning in clang as well.
+ */
+#define inline inline __attribute__((unused))
+
 /* Clang doesn't have a way to turn it off per-function, yet. */
 #ifdef __noretpoline
 #undef __noretpoline