diff --git a/include/debug/gcov.h b/include/debug/gcov.h
index 83f2b8bc1ba..b14f4be0a61 100644
--- a/include/debug/gcov.h
+++ b/include/debug/gcov.h
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 void gcov_coverage_dump(void);
 void gcov_static_init(void);
 #else
-void gcov_coverage_dump(void) { }
-void gcov_static_init(void) { }
+static inline void gcov_coverage_dump(void) { }
+static inline void gcov_static_init(void) { }
 
 #endif	/* CONFIG_COVERAGE */