diff --git a/include/linux/seqlock.h b/include/linux/seqlock.h
index cbfc78b92b65..1ac20d75b061 100644
--- a/include/linux/seqlock.h
+++ b/include/linux/seqlock.h
@@ -659,10 +659,7 @@ typedef struct {
  * seqcount_latch_init() - runtime initializer for seqcount_latch_t
  * @s: Pointer to the seqcount_latch_t instance
  */
-static inline void seqcount_latch_init(seqcount_latch_t *s)
-{
-	seqcount_init(&s->seqcount);
-}
+#define seqcount_latch_init(s) seqcount_init(&(s)->seqcount)
 
 /**
  * raw_read_seqcount_latch() - pick even/odd latch data copy