diff --git a/include/net/switchdev.h b/include/net/switchdev.h
index dc0a5cc..933fac4 100644
--- a/include/net/switchdev.h
+++ b/include/net/switchdev.h
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void netdev_switch_fib_ipv4_abort(struct fib_info *fi)
+static inline void netdev_switch_fib_ipv4_abort(struct fib_info *fi)
 {
 }