diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs.h b/fs/xfs/xfs.h
index 80cd0fd86783..5ff7f228d616 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #define __XFS_H__
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_XFS_DEBUG
-#define STATIC
 #define DEBUG 1
 #define XFS_BUF_LOCK_TRACKING 1
 #endif
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_linux.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_linux.h
index 00a5efeec496..6282bfc1afa9 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_linux.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_linux.h
@@ -250,10 +250,6 @@ static inline uint64_t howmany_64(uint64_t x, uint32_t y)
 #define ASSERT(expr)	\
 	(likely(expr) ? (void)0 : assfail(#expr, __FILE__, __LINE__))
 
-#ifndef STATIC
-# define STATIC noinline
-#endif
-
 #else	/* !DEBUG */
 
 #ifdef XFS_WARN
@@ -261,21 +257,15 @@ static inline uint64_t howmany_64(uint64_t x, uint32_t y)
 #define ASSERT(expr)	\
 	(likely(expr) ? (void)0 : asswarn(#expr, __FILE__, __LINE__))
 
-#ifndef STATIC
-# define STATIC static noinline
-#endif
-
 #else	/* !DEBUG && !XFS_WARN */
 
 #define ASSERT(expr)	((void)0)
 
-#ifndef STATIC
-# define STATIC static noinline
-#endif
-
 #endif /* XFS_WARN */
 #endif /* DEBUG */
 
+#define STATIC static noinline
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_XFS_RT
 
 /*