diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 7bde381..33fb5bd 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@
 static int __emul_lookup_dentry(const char *, struct nameidata *);
 
 /* SMP-safe */
-static inline int
+static __always_inline int
 walk_init_root(const char *name, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	read_lock(&current->fs->lock);
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static inline int __vfs_follow_link(struct nameidata *nd, const char *link)
+static __always_inline int __vfs_follow_link(struct nameidata *nd, const char *link)
 {
 	int res = 0;
 	char *name;
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@
 	struct dentry *dentry;
 };
 
-static inline int __do_follow_link(struct path *path, struct nameidata *nd)
+static __always_inline int __do_follow_link(struct path *path, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	int error;
 	void *cookie;
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline void follow_dotdot(struct nameidata *nd)
+static __always_inline void follow_dotdot(struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	while(1) {
 		struct vfsmount *parent;