diff --git a/include/linux/compiler-clang.h b/include/linux/compiler-clang.h
index de179993e039d41d7e9034b5744be40954f81c09..ea9126006a69f94c7b8ea1705bf43bdf7b48e16c 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler-clang.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler-clang.h
@@ -15,3 +15,10 @@
  * with any version that can compile the kernel
  */
 #define __UNIQUE_ID(prefix) __PASTE(__PASTE(__UNIQUE_ID_, prefix), __COUNTER__)
+
+/*
+ * GCC does not warn about unused static inline functions for
+ * -Wunused-function.  This turns out to avoid the need for complex #ifdef
+ * directives.  Suppress the warning in clang as well.
+ */
+#define inline inline __attribute__((unused))