diff --git a/include/linux/uaccess.h b/include/linux/uaccess.h
index 01cbd7dd0ba3..5594012160da 100644
--- a/include/linux/uaccess.h
+++ b/include/linux/uaccess.h
@@ -181,8 +181,10 @@ _inline_copy_from_user(void *to, const void __user *from, unsigned long n)
 	memset(to + (n - res), 0, res);
 	return res;
 }
+#ifndef INLINE_COPY_FROM_USER
 extern __must_check unsigned long
 _copy_from_user(void *, const void __user *, unsigned long);
+#endif
 
 static inline __must_check unsigned long
 _inline_copy_to_user(void __user *to, const void *from, unsigned long n)
@@ -196,8 +198,10 @@ _inline_copy_to_user(void __user *to, const void *from, unsigned long n)
 	}
 	return n;
 }
+#ifndef INLINE_COPY_TO_USER
 extern __must_check unsigned long
 _copy_to_user(void __user *, const void *, unsigned long);
+#endif
 
 static __always_inline unsigned long __must_check
 copy_from_user(void *to, const void __user *from, unsigned long n)