diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/ieee80211/ieee80211.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/ieee80211/ieee80211.h
index 5f5a3022..8fc9f58 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/ieee80211/ieee80211.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/ieee80211/ieee80211.h
@@ -1221,7 +1221,7 @@
 	return ((struct ieee80211_device *)netdev_priv(dev))->priv;
 }
 
-extern inline int ieee80211_is_empty_essid(const char *essid, int essid_len)
+static inline int ieee80211_is_empty_essid(const char *essid, int essid_len)
 {
 	/* Single white space is for Linksys APs */
 	if (essid_len == 1 && essid[0] == ' ')
@@ -1237,7 +1237,7 @@
 	return 1;
 }
 
-extern inline int ieee80211_is_valid_mode(struct ieee80211_device *ieee, int mode)
+static inline int ieee80211_is_valid_mode(struct ieee80211_device *ieee, int mode)
 {
 	/*
 	 * It is possible for both access points and our device to support
@@ -1263,7 +1263,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-extern inline int ieee80211_get_hdrlen(u16 fc)
+static inline int ieee80211_get_hdrlen(u16 fc)
 {
 	int hdrlen = 24;