diff --git a/kernel/locking/rwsem.c b/kernel/locking/rwsem.c
index 98ee3906ee8a..15ebac9c85fb 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/rwsem.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/rwsem.c
@@ -1385,7 +1385,7 @@ static inline int __down_read_trylock(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 /*
  * lock for writing
  */
-static inline int __down_write_common(struct rw_semaphore *sem, int state)
+static __always_inline int __down_write_common(struct rw_semaphore *sem, int state)
 {
 	if (unlikely(!rwsem_write_trylock(sem))) {
 		if (IS_ERR(rwsem_down_write_slowpath(sem, state)))
@@ -1395,12 +1395,12 @@ static inline int __down_write_common(struct rw_semaphore *sem, int state)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline void __down_write(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
+static __always_inline void __down_write(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 {
 	__down_write_common(sem, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 }
 
-static inline int __down_write_killable(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
+static __always_inline int __down_write_killable(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 {
 	return __down_write_common(sem, TASK_KILLABLE);
 }