diff --git a/include/linux/tty.h b/include/linux/tty.h
index 3b8121d4e36f..eaec37c9d83d 100644
--- a/include/linux/tty.h
+++ b/include/linux/tty.h
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ extern struct class *tty_class;
  *	go away
  */
 
-extern inline struct tty_struct *tty_kref_get(struct tty_struct *tty)
+static inline struct tty_struct *tty_kref_get(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
 	if (tty)
 		kref_get(&tty->kref);