diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-omap.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-omap.c
index d3f7d2db870f..e5fba6576c75 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-omap.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-omap.c
@@ -1462,7 +1462,7 @@ static void omap_gpio_restore_context(struct gpio_bank *bank)
 #else
 #define omap_gpio_runtime_suspend NULL
 #define omap_gpio_runtime_resume NULL
-static void omap_gpio_init_context(struct gpio_bank *p) {}
+static inline void omap_gpio_init_context(struct gpio_bank *p) {}
 #endif
 
 static const struct dev_pm_ops gpio_pm_ops = {