diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btintel.h b/drivers/bluetooth/btintel.h
index 5d4685b5c1fa3..b5fea735e260d 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btintel.h
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btintel.h
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ static inline int btintel_shutdown_combined(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
 
-static void btintel_hw_error(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 code)
+static inline void btintel_hw_error(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 code)
 {
 }
 #endif