diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_hwmon.h b/drivers/thermal/thermal_hwmon.h
index c798fdb2ae43..f97f76691bd0 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_hwmon.h
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_hwmon.h
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@
 int thermal_add_hwmon_sysfs(struct thermal_zone_device *tz);
 void thermal_remove_hwmon_sysfs(struct thermal_zone_device *tz);
 #else
-static int
+static inline int
 thermal_add_hwmon_sysfs(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void
+static inline void
 thermal_remove_hwmon_sysfs(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 {
 }