diff --git a/kernel/locking/rwsem.c b/kernel/locking/rwsem.c
index acb5a50309a1..9eabd585ce7a 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/rwsem.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/rwsem.c
@@ -1240,7 +1240,7 @@ static struct rw_semaphore *rwsem_downgrade_wake(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 /*
  * lock for reading
  */
-static inline int __down_read_common(struct rw_semaphore *sem, int state)
+static __always_inline int __down_read_common(struct rw_semaphore *sem, int state)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	long count;
@@ -1258,17 +1258,17 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static inline void __down_read(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
+static __always_inline void __down_read(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 {
 	__down_read_common(sem, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 }
 
-static inline int __down_read_interruptible(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
+static __always_inline int __down_read_interruptible(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 {
 	return __down_read_common(sem, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 }
 
-static inline int __down_read_killable(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
+static __always_inline int __down_read_killable(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 {
 	return __down_read_common(sem, TASK_KILLABLE);
 }