diff --git a/include/linux/percpu.h b/include/linux/percpu.h
index 3835a96..46ec72f 100644
--- a/include/linux/percpu.h
+++ b/include/linux/percpu.h
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline void *__percpu_alloc_mask(size_t size, gfp_t gfp, cpumask_t *mask)
+static __always_inline void *__percpu_alloc_mask(size_t size, gfp_t gfp, cpumask_t *mask)
 {
 	return kzalloc(size, gfp);
 }