diff --git a/src/dt/common.h b/src/dt/common.h
index bfd3c5d..0d8969d 100644
--- a/src/dt/common.h
+++ b/src/dt/common.h
@@ -321,7 +321,8 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int of_register_fixup(int (*fixup)(struct device_node *, void *), void *context)
+static inline int of_register_fixup(int (*fixup)(struct device_node *, void *),
+				    void *context)
 {
 	return 0;
 }