diff --git a/kernel/profile.c b/kernel/profile.c
index 9830a037d8db..5b7d1ac7124c 100644
--- a/kernel/profile.c
+++ b/kernel/profile.c
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ static const struct file_operations proc_profile_operations = {
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-static void __init profile_nop(void *unused)
+static inline void profile_nop(void *unused)
 {
 }