diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/uncompress.h b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/uncompress.h
index 8fb97b93b6bb..53b456a5bbe0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/uncompress.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/uncompress.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 u32 *uart;
 
 /* PORT_16C550A, in polled non-fifo mode */
-static void putc(char c)
+static inline void putc(char c)
 {
 	if (!uart)
 		return;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-ks8695/include/mach/uncompress.h b/arch/arm/mach-ks8695/include/mach/uncompress.h
index c089a1aea674..a001c7c34df2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-ks8695/include/mach/uncompress.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-ks8695/include/mach/uncompress.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <mach/regs-uart.h>
 
-static void putc(char c)
+static inline void putc(char c)
 {
 	while (!(__raw_readl((void __iomem*)KS8695_UART_PA + KS8695_URLS) & URLS_URTHRE))
 		barrier();
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-netx/include/mach/uncompress.h b/arch/arm/mach-netx/include/mach/uncompress.h
index 5cb1051b5831..033875dbc32b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-netx/include/mach/uncompress.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-netx/include/mach/uncompress.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #define FR_BUSY (1<<3)
 #define FR_TXFF (1<<5)
 
-static void putc(char c)
+static inline void putc(char c)
 {
 	unsigned long base;
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/include/mach/uncompress.h b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/include/mach/uncompress.h
index 4869633de8cd..9cca6a56788f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/include/mach/uncompress.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/include/mach/uncompress.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ static void set_omap_uart_info(unsigned char port)
 	*uart_info = port;
 }
 
-static void putc(int c)
+static inline void putc(int c)
 {
 	if (!uart_base)
 		return;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-rpc/include/mach/uncompress.h b/arch/arm/mach-rpc/include/mach/uncompress.h
index 0fd4b0b8ef22..654a6f3f2547 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-rpc/include/mach/uncompress.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-rpc/include/mach/uncompress.h
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ int white;
 /*
  * This does not append a newline
  */
-static void putc(int c)
+static inline void putc(int c)
 {
 	extern void ll_write_char(char *, char c, char white);
 	int x,y;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-sa1100/include/mach/uncompress.h b/arch/arm/mach-sa1100/include/mach/uncompress.h
index 73093dc89829..a1a041b9740b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-sa1100/include/mach/uncompress.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-sa1100/include/mach/uncompress.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 #define UART(x)		(*(volatile unsigned long *)(serial_port + (x)))
 
-static void putc(int c)
+static inline void putc(int c)
 {
 	unsigned long serial_port;
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-w90x900/include/mach/uncompress.h b/arch/arm/mach-w90x900/include/mach/uncompress.h
index 4b7c324ff664..3855ecebda6e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-w90x900/include/mach/uncompress.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-w90x900/include/mach/uncompress.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #define TX_DONE	(UART_LSR_TEMT | UART_LSR_THRE)
 static volatile u32 * const uart_base = (u32 *)UART0_PA;
 
-static void putc(int ch)
+static inline void putc(int ch)
 {
 	/* Check THRE and TEMT bits before we transmit the character.
 	 */