diff --git a/sys/arm/freescale/imx/imx_machdep.c b/sys/arm/freescale/imx/imx_machdep.c
index 155afee36da2..8e3152d34673 100644
--- a/sys/arm/freescale/imx/imx_machdep.c
+++ b/sys/arm/freescale/imx/imx_machdep.c
@@ -105,10 +105,3 @@ imx_wdog_init_last_reset(vm_offset_t wdsr_phys)
 	}
 }
 
-u_int
-imx_soc_family(void)
-{
-	return (imx_soc_type() >> IMXSOC_FAMSHIFT);
-}
-
-
diff --git a/sys/arm/freescale/imx/imx_machdep.h b/sys/arm/freescale/imx/imx_machdep.h
index 4a74452ff129..0717246495b5 100644
--- a/sys/arm/freescale/imx/imx_machdep.h
+++ b/sys/arm/freescale/imx/imx_machdep.h
@@ -61,7 +61,12 @@ void imx_wdog_init_last_reset(vm_offset_t _wdsr_phys);
 #define	IMXSOC_FAMSHIFT	28
 
 u_int imx_soc_type(void);
-u_int imx_soc_family(void);
+
+static inline u_int
+imx_soc_family(void)
+{
+	return (imx_soc_type() >> IMXSOC_FAMSHIFT);
+}
 
 #endif