diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index c47c358ba052..f6a816129856 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -1057,7 +1057,7 @@ static inline int blk_pre_runtime_suspend(struct request_queue *q)
 static inline void blk_post_runtime_suspend(struct request_queue *q, int err) {}
 static inline void blk_pre_runtime_resume(struct request_queue *q) {}
 static inline void blk_post_runtime_resume(struct request_queue *q, int err) {}
-extern inline void blk_set_runtime_active(struct request_queue *q) {}
+static inline void blk_set_runtime_active(struct request_queue *q) {}
 #endif
 
 /*