diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 53f832adca7e..22814d067fed 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -3457,7 +3457,7 @@ void done_path_create(struct path *path, struct dentry *dentry)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(done_path_create);
 
-struct dentry *user_path_create(int dfd, const char __user *pathname,
+inline struct dentry *user_path_create(int dfd, const char __user *pathname,
 				struct path *path, unsigned int lookup_flags)
 {
 	return filename_create(dfd, getname(pathname), path, lookup_flags);