diff --git a/include/linux/dma-mapping.h b/include/linux/dma-mapping.h
index d7b91f82b0dc..96f4d63390ae 100644
--- a/include/linux/dma-mapping.h
+++ b/include/linux/dma-mapping.h
@@ -218,8 +218,8 @@ static inline void *dma_alloc_attrs(struct device *dev, size_t size,
 {
 	return NULL;
 }
-static void dma_free_attrs(struct device *dev, size_t size, void *cpu_addr,
-		dma_addr_t dma_handle, unsigned long attrs)
+static inline void dma_free_attrs(struct device *dev, size_t size,
+		void *cpu_addr, dma_addr_t dma_handle, unsigned long attrs)
 {
 }
 static inline void *dmam_alloc_attrs(struct device *dev, size_t size,