diff --git a/lib/strncpy_from_user.c b/lib/strncpy_from_user.c
index 08fc72d3ed16..6432b8c3e431 100644
--- a/lib/strncpy_from_user.c
+++ b/lib/strncpy_from_user.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
  * hit it), 'max' is the address space maximum (and we return
  * -EFAULT if we hit it).
  */
-static inline long do_strncpy_from_user(char *dst, const char __user *src,
+static __always_inline long do_strncpy_from_user(char *dst, const char __user *src,
 					unsigned long count, unsigned long max)
 {
 	const struct word_at_a_time constants = WORD_AT_A_TIME_CONSTANTS;
diff --git a/lib/strnlen_user.c b/lib/strnlen_user.c
index bffa0ebf9f8b..feeb935a2299 100644
--- a/lib/strnlen_user.c
+++ b/lib/strnlen_user.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  * if it fits in a aligned 'long'. The caller needs to check
  * the return value against "> max".
  */
-static inline long do_strnlen_user(const char __user *src, unsigned long count, unsigned long max)
+static __always_inline long do_strnlen_user(const char __user *src, unsigned long count, unsigned long max)
 {
 	const struct word_at_a_time constants = WORD_AT_A_TIME_CONSTANTS;
 	unsigned long align, res = 0;