diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_ldsem.c b/drivers/tty/tty_ldsem.c
index f9010897d2ea..1bf8ed13f827 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_ldsem.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_ldsem.c
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ static int __ldsem_down_read_nested(struct ld_semaphore *sem,
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static inline int __ldsem_down_write_nested(struct ld_semaphore *sem,
+static int __ldsem_down_write_nested(struct ld_semaphore *sem,
 					    int subclass, long timeout)
 {
 	long count;