diff --git a/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/dbuf.c b/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/dbuf.c
index 16d8a2eab3d7..4391097ba884 100644
--- a/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/dbuf.c
+++ b/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/dbuf.c
@@ -55,11 +55,6 @@ static void dbuf_destroy(dmu_buf_impl_t *db);
 static boolean_t dbuf_undirty(dmu_buf_impl_t *db, dmu_tx_t *tx);
 static void dbuf_write(dbuf_dirty_record_t *dr, arc_buf_t *data, dmu_tx_t *tx);
 
-#ifndef __lint
-extern inline void dmu_buf_init_user(dmu_buf_user_t *dbu,
-    dmu_buf_evict_func_t *evict_func, dmu_buf_t **clear_on_evict_dbufp);
-#endif /* ! __lint */
-
 /*
  * Global data structures and functions for the dbuf cache.
  */
diff --git a/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/sys/dmu.h b/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/sys/dmu.h
index af68eb146e82..9b3eb490e142 100644
--- a/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/sys/dmu.h
+++ b/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/sys/dmu.h
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ extern void
 dmu_buf_init_user(dmu_buf_user_t *dbu, dmu_buf_evict_func_t *evict_func,
     dmu_buf_t **clear_on_evict_dbufp);
 #else /* __lint */
-inline void
+static inline void
 dmu_buf_init_user(dmu_buf_user_t *dbu, dmu_buf_evict_func_t *evict_func,
     dmu_buf_t **clear_on_evict_dbufp)
 {