diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/vmalloc.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/vmalloc.h
index 4c69ece52a31..59ed89890c90 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/vmalloc.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/vmalloc.h
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_HUGE_VMAP
 
 #define arch_vmap_pud_supported arch_vmap_pud_supported
-static inline bool arch_vmap_pud_supported(pgprot_t prot)
+static __always_inline bool arch_vmap_pud_supported(pgprot_t prot)
 {
 	/* HPT does not cope with large pages in the vmalloc area */
 	return radix_enabled();
 }
 
 #define arch_vmap_pmd_supported arch_vmap_pmd_supported
-static inline bool arch_vmap_pmd_supported(pgprot_t prot)
+static __always_inline bool arch_vmap_pmd_supported(pgprot_t prot)
 {
 	return radix_enabled();
 }