diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
index d52d1aacdd971c416f54071200d11c379ba5d83a..e7752b4038ff884895b5bfaa48917cf77743ff94 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(mds_idle_clear);
  * combination with microcode which triggers a CPU buffer flush when the
  * instruction is executed.
  */
-static inline void mds_clear_cpu_buffers(void)
+static __always_inline void mds_clear_cpu_buffers(void)
 {
 	static const u16 ds = __KERNEL_DS;
 
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ static inline void mds_clear_cpu_buffers(void)
  *
  * Clear CPU buffers if the corresponding static key is enabled
  */
-static inline void mds_user_clear_cpu_buffers(void)
+static __always_inline void mds_user_clear_cpu_buffers(void)
 {
 	if (static_branch_likely(&mds_user_clear))
 		mds_clear_cpu_buffers();