diff --git a/include/linux/cpu.h b/include/linux/cpu.h
index 0ad72c4cf312..b79c57569367 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpu.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpu.h
@@ -119,8 +119,9 @@ static inline void cpuhotplug_mutex_unlock(struct mutex *cpu_hp_mutex)
 #define lock_cpu_hotplug()	do { } while (0)
 #define unlock_cpu_hotplug()	do { } while (0)
 #define hotcpu_notifier(fn, pri)	do { (void)(fn); } while (0)
-#define register_hotcpu_notifier(nb)	do { (void)(nb); } while (0)
-#define unregister_hotcpu_notifier(nb)	do { (void)(nb); } while (0)
+/* These aren't inline functions due to a GCC bug. */
+#define register_hotcpu_notifier(nb)	({ (void)(nb); 0; })
+#define unregister_hotcpu_notifier(nb)	({ (void)(nb); })
 
 /* CPUs don't go offline once they're online w/o CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU */
 static inline int cpu_is_offline(int cpu) { return 0; }