diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/amplc_pci224.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/amplc_pci224.c
index 07555cffc414..7de2cd5f0f7e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/amplc_pci224.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/amplc_pci224.c
@@ -217,8 +217,7 @@
 #define GAT_EXT		2	/* reserved (external gate input) */
 #define GAT_NOUTNM2	3	/* inverted output of channel-2 modulo total */
 
-static inline unsigned int pci224_gat_config(unsigned int chan,
-					     unsigned int src)
+static unsigned int pci224_gat_config(unsigned int chan, unsigned int src)
 {
 	return ((chan & 3) << 3) | (src & 7);
 }