diff --git a/include/linux/led-class-flash.h b/include/linux/led-class-flash.h
index 1e824963af174..7ff287a9e2a29 100644
--- a/include/linux/led-class-flash.h
+++ b/include/linux/led-class-flash.h
@@ -98,8 +98,11 @@ extern int led_classdev_flash_register_ext(struct device *parent,
 					struct led_classdev_flash *fled_cdev,
 					struct led_init_data *init_data);
 
-#define led_classdev_flash_register(parent, fled_cdev)		\
-	led_classdev_flash_register_ext(parent, fled_cdev, NULL)
+static inline int led_classdev_flash_register(struct device *parent,
+					struct led_classdev_flash *fled_cdev)
+{
+	return led_classdev_flash_register_ext(parent, fled_cdev, NULL);
+}
 
 /**
  * led_classdev_flash_unregister - unregisters an object of led_classdev class