diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib.h
index 2d82f8993ea1..33995ac49584 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib.h
@@ -2944,12 +2944,12 @@ void rtllib_softmac_scan_syncro(struct rtllib_device *ieee, u8 is_mesh);
 
 extern const long rtllib_wlan_frequencies[];
 
-extern inline void rtllib_increment_scans(struct rtllib_device *ieee)
+static inline void rtllib_increment_scans(struct rtllib_device *ieee)
 {
 	ieee->scans++;
 }
 
-extern inline int rtllib_get_scans(struct rtllib_device *ieee)
+static inline int rtllib_get_scans(struct rtllib_device *ieee)
 {
 	return ieee->scans;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_softmac.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_softmac.c
index abb6729ae279..067a45ab97dd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_softmac.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_softmac.c
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ inline void softmac_ps_mgmt_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	}
 }
 
-inline struct sk_buff *rtllib_probe_req(struct rtllib_device *ieee)
+static inline struct sk_buff *rtllib_probe_req(struct rtllib_device *ieee)
 {
 	unsigned int len, rate_len;
 	u8 *tag;