diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/stddef.h b/include/uapi/linux/stddef.h
index aa9f104287438..621fa8ac44257 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/stddef.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/stddef.h
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
+
+#ifndef __always_inline
+#define __always_inline inline
+#endif