diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_output.c b/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
index f5f5ef1cebd5..55f3c2e94357 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ int ip_build_and_send_pkt(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sock *sk,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ip_build_and_send_pkt);
 
-static inline int ip_finish_output2(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
+static int ip_finish_output2(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct dst_entry *dst = skb_dst(skb);
 	struct rtable *rt = (struct rtable *)dst;