diff --git a/include/net/nfc/nci_core.h b/include/net/nfc/nci_core.h
index 5a1572a34c49..57ce24fb0047 100644
--- a/include/net/nfc/nci_core.h
+++ b/include/net/nfc/nci_core.h
@@ -352,13 +352,13 @@ static inline int nci_set_vendor_cmds(struct nci_dev *ndev,
 
 void nci_rsp_packet(struct nci_dev *ndev, struct sk_buff *skb);
 void nci_ntf_packet(struct nci_dev *ndev, struct sk_buff *skb);
-inline int nci_prop_rsp_packet(struct nci_dev *ndev, __u16 opcode,
+int nci_prop_rsp_packet(struct nci_dev *ndev, __u16 opcode,
 			struct sk_buff *skb);
-inline int nci_prop_ntf_packet(struct nci_dev *ndev, __u16 opcode,
+int nci_prop_ntf_packet(struct nci_dev *ndev, __u16 opcode,
 			struct sk_buff *skb);
-inline int nci_core_rsp_packet(struct nci_dev *ndev, __u16 opcode,
+int nci_core_rsp_packet(struct nci_dev *ndev, __u16 opcode,
 			struct sk_buff *skb);
-inline int nci_core_ntf_packet(struct nci_dev *ndev, __u16 opcode,
+int nci_core_ntf_packet(struct nci_dev *ndev, __u16 opcode,
 			struct sk_buff *skb);
 void nci_rx_data_packet(struct nci_dev *ndev, struct sk_buff *skb);
 int nci_send_cmd(struct nci_dev *ndev, __u16 opcode, __u8 plen, void *payload);
diff --git a/net/nfc/nci/core.c b/net/nfc/nci/core.c
index 2da03c08dad2..10c99a578421 100644
--- a/net/nfc/nci/core.c
+++ b/net/nfc/nci/core.c
@@ -1316,29 +1316,29 @@ static int nci_op_ntf_packet(struct nci_dev *ndev, __u16 ntf_opcode,
 	return op->ntf(ndev, skb);
 }
 
-inline int nci_prop_rsp_packet(struct nci_dev *ndev, __u16 opcode,
-			       struct sk_buff *skb)
+int nci_prop_rsp_packet(struct nci_dev *ndev, __u16 opcode,
+			struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	return nci_op_rsp_packet(ndev, opcode, skb, ndev->ops->prop_ops,
 				 ndev->ops->n_prop_ops);
 }
 
-inline int nci_prop_ntf_packet(struct nci_dev *ndev, __u16 opcode,
-			       struct sk_buff *skb)
+int nci_prop_ntf_packet(struct nci_dev *ndev, __u16 opcode,
+			struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	return nci_op_ntf_packet(ndev, opcode, skb, ndev->ops->prop_ops,
 				 ndev->ops->n_prop_ops);
 }
 
-inline int nci_core_rsp_packet(struct nci_dev *ndev, __u16 opcode,
-			       struct sk_buff *skb)
+int nci_core_rsp_packet(struct nci_dev *ndev, __u16 opcode,
+			struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	return nci_op_rsp_packet(ndev, opcode, skb, ndev->ops->core_ops,
 				  ndev->ops->n_core_ops);
 }
 
-inline int nci_core_ntf_packet(struct nci_dev *ndev, __u16 opcode,
-			       struct sk_buff *skb)
+int nci_core_ntf_packet(struct nci_dev *ndev, __u16 opcode,
+			struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	return nci_op_ntf_packet(ndev, opcode, skb, ndev->ops->core_ops,
 				 ndev->ops->n_core_ops);