diff --git a/include/linux/log2.h b/include/linux/log2.h
index df0b155c2141..9f30d087a128 100644
--- a/include/linux/log2.h
+++ b/include/linux/log2.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  * - the arch is not required to handle n==0 if implementing the fallback
  */
 #ifndef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_ILOG2_U32
-static inline __attribute__((const))
+static __always_inline __attribute__((const))
 int __ilog2_u32(u32 n)
 {
 	return fls(n) - 1;
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ int __ilog2_u32(u32 n)
 #endif
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_ILOG2_U64
-static inline __attribute__((const))
+static __always_inline __attribute__((const))
 int __ilog2_u64(u64 n)
 {
 	return fls64(n) - 1;