diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_pmu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_pmu.c
index 33ab82c334a8..461aafc2ae9a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_pmu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_pmu.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static unsigned int config_bit(const u64 config)
 		return other_bit(config);
 }
 
-static u32 config_mask(const u64 config)
+static __always_inline u32 config_mask(const u64 config)
 {
 	unsigned int bit = config_bit(config);