diff --git a/fs/ubifs/ubifs.h b/fs/ubifs/ubifs.h
index 379b9f791ff63..fd7f399901579 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/ubifs.h
+++ b/fs/ubifs/ubifs.h
@@ -2015,13 +2015,17 @@ int ubifs_xattr_set(struct inode *host, const char *name, const void *value,
 		    size_t size, int flags, bool check_lock);
 ssize_t ubifs_xattr_get(struct inode *host, const char *name, void *buf,
 			size_t size);
-int ubifs_purge_xattrs(struct inode *host);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_UBIFS_FS_XATTR
 void ubifs_evict_xattr_inode(struct ubifs_info *c, ino_t xattr_inum);
+int ubifs_purge_xattrs(struct inode *host);
 #else
 static inline void ubifs_evict_xattr_inode(struct ubifs_info *c,
 					   ino_t xattr_inum) { }
+static inline int ubifs_purge_xattrs(struct inode *host)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_UBIFS_FS_SECURITY