diff --git a/mm/memblock.c b/mm/memblock.c
index d809f17..931eef1 100644
--- a/mm/memblock.c
+++ b/mm/memblock.c
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@
 static int memblock_reserved_in_slab __initdata_memblock = 0;
 
 /* inline so we don't get a warning when pr_debug is compiled out */
-static inline const char *memblock_type_name(struct memblock_type *type)
+static __init_memblock const char *
+memblock_type_name(struct memblock_type *type)
 {
 	if (type == &memblock.memory)
 		return "memory";