diff --git a/include/linux/rcupdate.h b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
index d828a4673441..f0aa48bb5d12 100644
--- a/include/linux/rcupdate.h
+++ b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ static inline void rcu_preempt_sleep_check(void) { }
 
 // See RCU_LOCKDEP_WARN() for an explanation of the double call to
 // debug_lockdep_rcu_enabled().
-static inline bool lockdep_assert_rcu_helper(bool c, const struct __ctx_lock_RCU *ctx)
+static __always_inline bool lockdep_assert_rcu_helper(bool c, const struct __ctx_lock_RCU *ctx)
 	__assumes_shared_ctx_lock(RCU) __assumes_shared_ctx_lock(ctx)
 {
 	return debug_lockdep_rcu_enabled() &&