diff --git a/security/commoncap.c b/security/commoncap.c
index e4c4b3f..399bfdb 100644
--- a/security/commoncap.c
+++ b/security/commoncap.c
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@
  * yet with increased caps.
  * So we check for increased caps on the target process.
  */
-static inline int cap_safe_nice(struct task_struct *p)
+static int cap_safe_nice(struct task_struct *p)
 {
 	if (!cap_issubset(p->cap_permitted, current->cap_permitted) &&
 	    !capable(CAP_SYS_NICE))