diff --git a/net/tipc/subscr.c b/net/tipc/subscr.c
index 3ec4e2b..c5f026c 100644
--- a/net/tipc/subscr.c
+++ b/net/tipc/subscr.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
  * Returns converted value
  */
 
-static inline u32 htohl(u32 in, int swap)
+static u32 htohl(u32 in, int swap)
 {
 	char *c = (char *)&in;