diff --git a/include/linux/page-flags.h b/include/linux/page-flags.h
index 68e9973cd62d..dc8d89e8107a 100644
--- a/include/linux/page-flags.h
+++ b/include/linux/page-flags.h
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ static __always_inline int page_is_fake_head(struct page *page)
 	return page_fixed_fake_head(page) != page;
 }
 
-static inline unsigned long _compound_head(const struct page *page)
+static __always_inline unsigned long _compound_head(const struct page *page)
 {
 	unsigned long head = READ_ONCE(page->compound_head);