diff --git a/arch/ppc/kernel/syscalls.c b/arch/ppc/kernel/syscalls.c
index 124313ce3c09..127f040de9de 100644
--- a/arch/ppc/kernel/syscalls.c
+++ b/arch/ppc/kernel/syscalls.c
@@ -41,10 +41,6 @@
 #include <asm/ipc.h>
 #include <asm/semaphore.h>
 
-void
-check_bugs(void)
-{
-}
 
 /*
  * sys_ipc() is the de-multiplexer for the SysV IPC calls..
diff --git a/arch/ppc64/kernel/syscalls.c b/arch/ppc64/kernel/syscalls.c
index a8cbb202b8cd..05f16633bd2c 100644
--- a/arch/ppc64/kernel/syscalls.c
+++ b/arch/ppc64/kernel/syscalls.c
@@ -46,10 +46,6 @@
 
 extern unsigned long wall_jiffies;
 
-void
-check_bugs(void)
-{
-}
 
 /*
  * sys_ipc() is the de-multiplexer for the SysV IPC calls..
diff --git a/include/asm-powerpc/bugs.h b/include/asm-powerpc/bugs.h
index f5caee8558bf..42fdb73e3068 100644
--- a/include/asm-powerpc/bugs.h
+++ b/include/asm-powerpc/bugs.h
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@
  * architecture-dependent bugs.
  */
 
-extern void check_bugs(void);
+static inline void check_bugs(void) { }
 
 #endif	/* _ASM_POWERPC_BUGS_H */