diff --git a/sys/dev/smartpqi/smartpqi_helper.c b/sys/dev/smartpqi/smartpqi_helper.c
index 68f105001fa..741ac0a05a0 100644
--- a/sys/dev/smartpqi/smartpqi_helper.c
+++ b/sys/dev/smartpqi/smartpqi_helper.c
@@ -416,18 +416,6 @@ check_device_pending_commands_to_complete(pqisrc_softstate_t *softs, pqi_scsi_de
 }
 #endif
 
-extern inline uint64_t
-pqisrc_increment_device_active_io(pqisrc_softstate_t *softs, pqi_scsi_dev_t *device);
-
-extern inline uint64_t
-pqisrc_decrement_device_active_io(pqisrc_softstate_t *softs,  pqi_scsi_dev_t *device);
-
-extern inline void
-pqisrc_init_device_active_io(pqisrc_softstate_t *softs, pqi_scsi_dev_t *device);
-
-extern inline uint64_t
-pqisrc_read_device_active_io(pqisrc_softstate_t *softs, pqi_scsi_dev_t *device);
-
 void
 pqisrc_wait_for_device_commands_to_complete(pqisrc_softstate_t *softs, pqi_scsi_dev_t *device)
 {
diff --git a/sys/dev/smartpqi/smartpqi_helper.h b/sys/dev/smartpqi/smartpqi_helper.h
index cc7030de74a..507caeb9b0b 100644
--- a/sys/dev/smartpqi/smartpqi_helper.h
+++ b/sys/dev/smartpqi/smartpqi_helper.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #define _PQI_HELPER_H
 
 
-inline uint64_t
+static inline uint64_t
 pqisrc_increment_device_active_io(pqisrc_softstate_t *softs, pqi_scsi_dev_t *device)
 {
 #if PQISRC_DEVICE_IO_COUNTER
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ pqisrc_increment_device_active_io(pqisrc_softstate_t *softs, pqi_scsi_dev_t *dev
 #endif
 }
 
-inline uint64_t
+static inline uint64_t
 pqisrc_decrement_device_active_io(pqisrc_softstate_t *softs,  pqi_scsi_dev_t *device)
 {
 #if PQISRC_DEVICE_IO_COUNTER
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ pqisrc_decrement_device_active_io(pqisrc_softstate_t *softs,  pqi_scsi_dev_t *de
 #endif
 }
 
-inline void
+static inline void
 pqisrc_init_device_active_io(pqisrc_softstate_t *softs, pqi_scsi_dev_t *device)
 {
 #if PQISRC_DEVICE_IO_COUNTER
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ pqisrc_init_device_active_io(pqisrc_softstate_t *softs, pqi_scsi_dev_t *device)
 #endif
 }
 
-inline uint64_t
+static inline uint64_t
 pqisrc_read_device_active_io(pqisrc_softstate_t *softs, pqi_scsi_dev_t *device)
 {
 #if PQISRC_DEVICE_IO_COUNTER
diff --git a/sys/dev/smartpqi/smartpqi_prototypes.h b/sys/dev/smartpqi/smartpqi_prototypes.h
index 8eabe5c47cf..a10e5031d85 100644
--- a/sys/dev/smartpqi/smartpqi_prototypes.h
+++ b/sys/dev/smartpqi/smartpqi_prototypes.h
@@ -167,10 +167,6 @@ int pqisrc_send_tmf(pqisrc_softstate_t *, pqi_scsi_dev_t *,
                     rcb_t *, rcb_t *, int);
 int pqisrc_write_current_time_to_host_wellness(pqisrc_softstate_t *softs);
 int pqisrc_write_driver_version_to_host_wellness(pqisrc_softstate_t *softs);
-extern inline void pqisrc_aio_build_cdb(aio_req_locator_t *, uint32_t,
-		rcb_t *, uint8_t *);
-extern inline boolean_t pqisrc_aio_req_too_big(pqisrc_softstate_t *, pqi_scsi_dev_t *,
-		rcb_t *, aio_req_locator_t *, uint32_t);
 void pqisrc_build_aio_common(pqisrc_softstate_t *, pqi_aio_req_t *,
 	rcb_t *, uint32_t);
 void pqisrc_build_aio_R1_write(pqisrc_softstate_t *,
diff --git a/sys/dev/smartpqi/smartpqi_request.c b/sys/dev/smartpqi/smartpqi_request.c
index 246ab891126..1c0bbc2a1db 100644
--- a/sys/dev/smartpqi/smartpqi_request.c
+++ b/sys/dev/smartpqi/smartpqi_request.c
@@ -1180,7 +1180,7 @@ fill_lba_for_scsi_rw(pqisrc_softstate_t *softs, uint8_t *cdb, aio_req_locator_t
 
 
 /* determine whether writes to certain types of RAID are supported. */
-inline boolean_t
+static boolean_t
 pqisrc_is_supported_write(pqisrc_softstate_t *softs,
 	pqi_scsi_dev_t *device)
 {
@@ -1492,7 +1492,7 @@ pqisrc_handle_blk_size_diffs(aio_req_locator_t *l)
  * handle based on dev type, Raid level, and encryption status.
  * TODO: make limits dynamic when this becomes possible.
  */
-inline boolean_t
+static boolean_t
 pqisrc_aio_req_too_big(pqisrc_softstate_t *softs,
 	pqi_scsi_dev_t *device, rcb_t *rcb,
 	aio_req_locator_t *l, uint32_t disk_blk_cnt)
@@ -1636,7 +1636,7 @@ pqisrc_aio_show_locator_info(pqisrc_softstate_t *softs,
 }
 
 /* build the aio cdb */
-inline void
+static void
 pqisrc_aio_build_cdb(aio_req_locator_t *l,
 		uint32_t disk_blk_cnt, rcb_t *rcb, uint8_t *cdb)
 {