diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap/include/mach/bbu.h b/arch/arm/mach-omap/include/mach/bbu.h
index 6d4b70f..9556ad6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap/include/mach/bbu.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap/include/mach/bbu.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_BAREBOX_UPDATE_AM33XX_SPI_NOR_MLO
 int am33xx_bbu_spi_nor_mlo_register_handler(const char *name, char *devicefile);
 #else
-int am33xx_bbu_spi_nor_mlo_register_handler(const char *name, char *devicefile)
+static inline int am33xx_bbu_spi_nor_mlo_register_handler(const char *name, char *devicefile)
 {
 	return 0;
 }