diff --git a/include/net/ncsi.h b/include/net/ncsi.h
index 08a50d9acb0a..e886358207aa 100644
--- a/include/net/ncsi.h
+++ b/include/net/ncsi.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ static inline int ncsi_start_dev(struct ncsi_dev *nd)
 	return -ENOTTY;
 }
 
-static void ncsi_stop_dev(struct ncsi_dev *nd)
+static inline void ncsi_stop_dev(struct ncsi_dev *nd)
 {
 }