diff --git a/drivers/iio/iio_core_trigger.h b/drivers/iio/iio_core_trigger.h
index 9d1a92cc648042292edbea9497f629b2c07923e3..374816bc3e7371305d6bd35e4f0bc8db142314ec 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/iio_core_trigger.h
+++ b/drivers/iio/iio_core_trigger.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ int iio_trigger_detach_poll_func(struct iio_trigger *trig,
  * iio_device_register_trigger_consumer() - set up an iio_dev to use triggers
  * @indio_dev: iio_dev associated with the device that will consume the trigger
  **/
-static int iio_device_register_trigger_consumer(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
+static inline int iio_device_register_trigger_consumer(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ static int iio_device_register_trigger_consumer(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
  * iio_device_unregister_trigger_consumer() - reverse the registration process
  * @indio_dev: iio_dev associated with the device that consumed the trigger
  **/
-static void iio_device_unregister_trigger_consumer(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
+static inline void iio_device_unregister_trigger_consumer(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 {
 }