diff --git a/lib/find_bit.c b/lib/find_bit.c
index c897c127316d..49f875f1baf7 100644
--- a/lib/find_bit.c
+++ b/lib/find_bit.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
  *    searching it for one bits.
  *  - The optional "addr2", which is anded with "addr1" if present.
  */
-static inline unsigned long _find_next_bit(const unsigned long *addr1,
+static unsigned long _find_next_bit(const unsigned long *addr1,
 		const unsigned long *addr2, unsigned long nbits,
 		unsigned long start, unsigned long invert, unsigned long le)
 {