diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_ldsem.c b/drivers/tty/tty_ldsem.c
index ad7eba5..f901089 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_ldsem.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_ldsem.c
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@
 
 
 
-static inline int __ldsem_down_read_nested(struct ld_semaphore *sem,
+static int __ldsem_down_read_nested(struct ld_semaphore *sem,
 					   int subclass, long timeout)
 {
 	long count;