diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index f05ddf31a19f..7275c5cc09b2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -6785,7 +6785,7 @@ static int __ixgbe_maybe_stop_tx(struct ixgbe_ring *tx_ring, u16 size)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int ixgbe_maybe_stop_tx(struct ixgbe_ring *tx_ring, u16 size)
+static inline int ixgbe_maybe_stop_tx(struct ixgbe_ring *tx_ring, u16 size)
 {
 	if (likely(ixgbe_desc_unused(tx_ring) >= size))
 		return 0;