diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_object.c b/sys/vm/vm_object.c
index dd1d90737ee..23b88b7ee1e 100644
--- a/sys/vm/vm_object.c
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_object.c
@@ -1262,7 +1262,7 @@ vm_object_split(vm_map_entry_t entry)
 #define	OBSC_COLLAPSE_NOWAIT	0x0002
 #define	OBSC_COLLAPSE_WAIT	0x0004
 
-static __inline int
+static int
 vm_object_backing_scan(vm_object_t object, int op)
 {
 	int s;