diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/ftrace.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/ftrace.h
index 39eb16b0066f..bfe2a2f5a644 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/ftrace.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/ftrace.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ void *return_address(unsigned int);
 
 #else
 
-extern inline void *return_address(unsigned int level)
+static inline void *return_address(unsigned int level)
 {
 	return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/return_address.c b/arch/arm/kernel/return_address.c
index fafedd86885d..f6aa84d5b93c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/return_address.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/return_address.c
@@ -63,11 +63,6 @@ void *return_address(unsigned int level)
 #warning "TODO: return_address should use unwind tables"
 #endif
 
-void *return_address(unsigned int level)
-{
-	return NULL;
-}
-
 #endif /* if defined(CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER) && !defined(CONFIG_ARM_UNWIND) / else */
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(return_address);