diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tasks.h b/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
index 835e2df8590a..05d3e1375e4c 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ void exit_tasks_rcu_finish(void) __releases(&tasks_rcu_exit_srcu)
 }
 
 #else /* #ifdef CONFIG_TASKS_RCU */
-static void show_rcu_tasks_classic_gp_kthread(void) { }
+static inline void show_rcu_tasks_classic_gp_kthread(void) { }
 void exit_tasks_rcu_start(void) { }
 void exit_tasks_rcu_finish(void) { exit_tasks_rcu_finish_trace(current); }
 #endif /* #else #ifdef CONFIG_TASKS_RCU */