diff --git a/include/linux/rcupdate.h b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
index 6858cae98da9..d001a69fcb7d 100644
--- a/include/linux/rcupdate.h
+++ b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static inline void rcu_sysrq_end(void) { }
 #if defined(CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL) && (!defined(CONFIG_GENERIC_ENTRY) || !defined(CONFIG_KVM_XFER_TO_GUEST_WORK))
 void rcu_irq_work_resched(void);
 #else
-static inline void rcu_irq_work_resched(void) { }
+static __always_inline void rcu_irq_work_resched(void) { }
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_RCU_NOCB_CPU