diff --git a/fpu/softfloat-specialize.c.inc b/fpu/softfloat-specialize.c.inc
index e19809c04b..96ed8c1a26 100644
--- a/fpu/softfloat-specialize.c.inc
+++ b/fpu/softfloat-specialize.c.inc
@@ -227,18 +227,6 @@ floatx80 floatx80_default_nan(float_status *status)
 const floatx80 floatx80_infinity
     = make_floatx80_init(floatx80_infinity_high, floatx80_infinity_low);
 
-/*----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-| Raises the exceptions specified by `flags'.  Floating-point traps can be
-| defined here if desired.  It is currently not possible for such a trap
-| to substitute a result value.  If traps are not implemented, this routine
-| should be simply `float_exception_flags |= flags;'.
-*----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-void float_raise(uint8_t flags, float_status *status)
-{
-    status->float_exception_flags |= flags;
-}
-
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 | Internal canonical NaN format.
 *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
diff --git a/include/fpu/softfloat.h b/include/fpu/softfloat.h
index 78ad5ca738..019c2ec66d 100644
--- a/include/fpu/softfloat.h
+++ b/include/fpu/softfloat.h
@@ -100,7 +100,10 @@ typedef enum {
 | Routine to raise any or all of the software IEC/IEEE floating-point
 | exception flags.
 *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-void float_raise(uint8_t flags, float_status *status);
+static inline void float_raise(uint8_t flags, float_status *status)
+{
+    status->float_exception_flags |= flags;
+}
 
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 | If `a' is denormal and we are in flush-to-zero mode then set the