diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/octeon/octeon_mgmt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/octeon/octeon_mgmt.c
index 9b526da79af7..ccb1f8172cab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/octeon/octeon_mgmt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/octeon/octeon_mgmt.c
@@ -173,22 +173,22 @@ static void octeon_mgmt_set_tx_irq(struct octeon_mgmt *p, int enable)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&p->lock, flags);
 }
 
-static inline void octeon_mgmt_enable_rx_irq(struct octeon_mgmt *p)
+static void octeon_mgmt_enable_rx_irq(struct octeon_mgmt *p)
 {
 	octeon_mgmt_set_rx_irq(p, 1);
 }
 
-static inline void octeon_mgmt_disable_rx_irq(struct octeon_mgmt *p)
+static void octeon_mgmt_disable_rx_irq(struct octeon_mgmt *p)
 {
 	octeon_mgmt_set_rx_irq(p, 0);
 }
 
-static inline void octeon_mgmt_enable_tx_irq(struct octeon_mgmt *p)
+static void octeon_mgmt_enable_tx_irq(struct octeon_mgmt *p)
 {
 	octeon_mgmt_set_tx_irq(p, 1);
 }
 
-static inline void octeon_mgmt_disable_tx_irq(struct octeon_mgmt *p)
+static void octeon_mgmt_disable_tx_irq(struct octeon_mgmt *p)
 {
 	octeon_mgmt_set_tx_irq(p, 0);
 }