diff --git a/include/net/sock.h b/include/net/sock.h
index eb2d7c3e120b2..46b29374df8ed 100644
--- a/include/net/sock.h
+++ b/include/net/sock.h
@@ -1360,7 +1360,7 @@ do {									\
 	lockdep_init_map(&(sk)->sk_lock.dep_map, (name), (key), 0);	\
 } while (0)
 
-static bool lockdep_sock_is_held(const struct sock *csk)
+static inline bool lockdep_sock_is_held(const struct sock *csk)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = (struct sock *)csk;