diff --git a/drivers/nor/cfi_flash.c b/drivers/nor/cfi_flash.c
index 08e45ef..0efe0d4 100644
--- a/drivers/nor/cfi_flash.c
+++ b/drivers/nor/cfi_flash.c
@@ -186,6 +186,21 @@
 #endif
 
 /*
+ * read a character at a port width address
+ */
+uchar flash_read_uchar (struct flash_info *info, uint offset)
+{
+	uchar *cp;
+
+	cp = flash_make_addr (info, 0, offset);
+#if defined(__LITTLE_ENDIAN)
+	return (cp[0]);
+#else
+	return (cp[info->portwidth - 1]);
+#endif
+}
+
+/*
  * read a short word by swapping for ppc format.
  */
 static ushort flash_read_ushort (struct flash_info *info, flash_sect_t sect, uint offset)
diff --git a/drivers/nor/cfi_flash.h b/drivers/nor/cfi_flash.h
index 047a035..9a299db 100644
--- a/drivers/nor/cfi_flash.h
+++ b/drivers/nor/cfi_flash.h
@@ -211,20 +211,7 @@
 	return ((uchar *) (info->start[sect] + (offset * info->portwidth)));
 }
 
-/*
- * read a character at a port width address
- */
-static inline uchar flash_read_uchar (struct flash_info *info, uint offset)
-{
-	uchar *cp;
-
-	cp = flash_make_addr (info, 0, offset);
-#if defined(__LITTLE_ENDIAN)
-	return (cp[0]);
-#else
-	return (cp[info->portwidth - 1]);
-#endif
-}
+uchar flash_read_uchar (struct flash_info *info, uint offset);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DRIVER_CFI_BANK_WIDTH_1
 #define bankwidth_is_1(info) (info->portwidth == 1)