diff --git a/include/arch/arc/v2/misc.h b/include/arch/arc/v2/misc.h
index 802ed9a2920..7c5014648e5 100644
--- a/include/arch/arc/v2/misc.h
+++ b/include/arch/arc/v2/misc.h
@@ -22,7 +22,11 @@ extern "C" {
 extern unsigned int z_arc_cpu_sleep_mode;
 
 extern u32_t z_timer_cycle_get_32(void);
-#define z_arch_k_cycle_get_32()	z_timer_cycle_get_32()
+
+static inline u32_t z_arch_k_cycle_get_32(void)
+{
+	return z_timer_cycle_get_32();
+}
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/include/arch/arm/misc.h b/include/arch/arm/misc.h
index 02e37a359c1..7ca249292ad 100644
--- a/include/arch/arm/misc.h
+++ b/include/arch/arm/misc.h
@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #ifndef _ASMLANGUAGE
 extern u32_t z_timer_cycle_get_32(void);
-#define z_arch_k_cycle_get_32()	z_timer_cycle_get_32()
+
+static inline u32_t z_arch_k_cycle_get_32(void)
+{
+	return z_timer_cycle_get_32();
+}
 
 /**
  * @brief Explicitly nop operation.
diff --git a/include/arch/nios2/arch.h b/include/arch/nios2/arch.h
index 7633592a861..4c86113e4b0 100644
--- a/include/arch/nios2/arch.h
+++ b/include/arch/nios2/arch.h
@@ -199,7 +199,11 @@ enum nios2_exception_cause {
 
 
 extern u32_t z_timer_cycle_get_32(void);
-#define z_arch_k_cycle_get_32()	z_timer_cycle_get_32()
+
+static inline u32_t z_arch_k_cycle_get_32(void)
+{
+	return z_timer_cycle_get_32();
+}
 
 /**
  * @brief Explicitly nop operation.
diff --git a/include/arch/posix/arch.h b/include/arch/posix/arch.h
index f66314cedca..c75e6acc27e 100644
--- a/include/arch/posix/arch.h
+++ b/include/arch/posix/arch.h
@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@ struct __esf {
 typedef struct __esf z_arch_esf_t;
 
 extern u32_t z_timer_cycle_get_32(void);
-#define z_arch_k_cycle_get_32()  z_timer_cycle_get_32()
+
+static inline u32_t z_arch_k_cycle_get_32(void)
+{
+	return z_timer_cycle_get_32();
+}
 
 /**
  * @brief Explicitly nop operation.
diff --git a/include/arch/riscv/arch.h b/include/arch/riscv/arch.h
index a1ee4fc06e1..7cad980b31f 100644
--- a/include/arch/riscv/arch.h
+++ b/include/arch/riscv/arch.h
@@ -156,7 +156,11 @@ static ALWAYS_INLINE void z_arch_nop(void)
 
 
 extern u32_t z_timer_cycle_get_32(void);
-#define z_arch_k_cycle_get_32()	z_timer_cycle_get_32()
+
+static inline u32_t z_arch_k_cycle_get_32(void)
+{
+	return z_timer_cycle_get_32();
+}
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/include/arch/x86/arch.h b/include/arch/x86/arch.h
index d125bc5bf8a..a96e3ff0d7d 100644
--- a/include/arch/x86/arch.h
+++ b/include/arch/x86/arch.h
@@ -211,7 +211,11 @@ extern void z_arch_irq_enable(unsigned int irq);
 extern void z_arch_irq_disable(unsigned int irq);
 
 extern u32_t z_timer_cycle_get_32(void);
-#define z_arch_k_cycle_get_32() z_timer_cycle_get_32()
+
+static inline u32_t z_arch_k_cycle_get_32(void)
+{
+	return z_timer_cycle_get_32();
+}
 
 /**
  * Returns true if interrupts were unlocked prior to the
diff --git a/include/arch/xtensa/arch.h b/include/arch/xtensa/arch.h
index 7ee5d2901c2..f71db2129ba 100644
--- a/include/arch/xtensa/arch.h
+++ b/include/arch/xtensa/arch.h
@@ -81,7 +81,11 @@ extern void z_irq_spurious(void *unused);
 #define XTENSA_ERR_NORET
 
 extern u32_t z_timer_cycle_get_32(void);
-#define z_arch_k_cycle_get_32()	z_timer_cycle_get_32()
+
+static inline u32_t z_arch_k_cycle_get_32(void)
+{
+	return z_timer_cycle_get_32();
+}
 
 /**
  * @brief Explicitly nop operation.