diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/cmpxchg.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/cmpxchg.h
index 79bf34efbc04..012dcf7046ad 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/cmpxchg.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/cmpxchg.h
@@ -153,8 +153,9 @@ static inline unsigned long __xchg(volatile void *ptr, unsigned long x,
 extern unsigned long __cmpxchg_small(volatile void *ptr, unsigned long old,
 				     unsigned long new, unsigned int size);
 
-static inline unsigned long __cmpxchg(volatile void *ptr, unsigned long old,
-				      unsigned long new, unsigned int size)
+static __always_inline
+unsigned long __cmpxchg(volatile void *ptr, unsigned long old,
+			unsigned long new, unsigned int size)
 {
 	switch (size) {
 	case 1: