diff --git a/include/linux/blktrace_api.h b/include/linux/blktrace_api.h
index cfbda114348c..122c62e561fc 100644
--- a/include/linux/blktrace_api.h
+++ b/include/linux/blktrace_api.h
@@ -85,10 +85,14 @@ extern int blk_trace_remove(struct request_queue *q);
 # define blk_add_driver_data(rq, data, len)		do {} while (0)
 # define blk_trace_setup(q, name, dev, bdev, arg)	(-ENOTTY)
 # define blk_trace_startstop(q, start)			(-ENOTTY)
-# define blk_trace_remove(q)				(-ENOTTY)
 # define blk_add_trace_msg(q, fmt, ...)			do { } while (0)
 # define blk_add_cgroup_trace_msg(q, cg, fmt, ...)	do { } while (0)
 # define blk_trace_note_message_enabled(q)		(false)
+
+static inline int blk_trace_remove(struct request_queue *q)
+{
+	return -ENOTTY;
+}
 #endif /* CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IO_TRACE */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT