diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index f399cf10e2a8..d9f7ec41ba51 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -2045,14 +2045,16 @@ static inline int security_inode_init_security(struct inode *inode,
 						initxattrs initxattrs,
 						void *fs_data)
 {
-	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	return 0;
 }
 
-int security_old_inode_init_security(struct inode *inode, struct inode *dir,
-				     const struct qstr *qstr, char **name,
-				     void **value, size_t *len)
+static inline int security_old_inode_init_security(struct inode *inode,
+						   struct inode *dir,
+						   const struct qstr *qstr,
+						   char **name, void **value,
+						   size_t *len)
 {
-	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static inline int security_inode_create(struct inode *dir,