diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/lgdt330x.h b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/lgdt330x.h
index 94cc09d15ece..8ab6b39d02a8 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/lgdt330x.h
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/lgdt330x.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ struct dvb_frontend *lgdt330x_attach(const struct lgdt330x_config *config,
 				     u8 demod_address,
 				     struct i2c_adapter *i2c);
 #else
-static
+static inline
 struct dvb_frontend *lgdt330x_attach(const struct lgdt330x_config *config,
 				     u8 demod_address,
 				     struct i2c_adapter *i2c)