diff --git a/block/elevator.c b/block/elevator.c
index e8a90fe..7253fa0 100644
--- a/block/elevator.c
+++ b/block/elevator.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 /*
  * can we safely merge with this request?
  */
-inline int elv_rq_merge_ok(struct request *rq, struct bio *bio)
+int elv_rq_merge_ok(struct request *rq, struct bio *bio)
 {
 	if (!rq_mergeable(rq))
 		return 0;