diff --git a/drivers/char/ip2/i2lib.c b/drivers/char/ip2/i2lib.c
index f86fa0c55d364b05131574d6b48a73be996d5872..e46120d05b689af32f855e68a1656fd1d9794fd0 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ip2/i2lib.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ip2/i2lib.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ static int i2RetryFlushOutput(i2ChanStrPtr);
 // Not a documented part of the library routines (careful...) but the Diagnostic
 // i2diag.c finds them useful to help the throughput in certain limited
 // single-threaded operations.
-static inline void iiSendPendingMail(i2eBordStrPtr);
+static void iiSendPendingMail(i2eBordStrPtr);
 static void serviceOutgoingFifo(i2eBordStrPtr);
 
 // Functions defined in ip2.c as part of interrupt handling
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ static void iiSendPendingMail_t(unsigned long data)
 // If any outgoing mail bits are set and there is outgoing mailbox is empty,
 // send the mail and clear the bits.
 //******************************************************************************
-static inline void
+static void
 iiSendPendingMail(i2eBordStrPtr pB)
 {
 	if (pB->i2eOutMailWaiting && (!pB->i2eWaitingForEmptyFifo) )