diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-microchip-core-qspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-microchip-core-qspi.c
index 70215a407b5a..4dee0fea1df8 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-microchip-core-qspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-microchip-core-qspi.c
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ static int mchp_coreqspi_setup(struct spi_device *spi)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline void mchp_coreqspi_read_op(struct mchp_coreqspi *qspi)
+static void mchp_coreqspi_read_op(struct mchp_coreqspi *qspi)
 {
 	u32 control, data;
 
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ static inline void mchp_coreqspi_read_op(struct mchp_coreqspi *qspi)
 	}
 }
 
-static inline void mchp_coreqspi_write_op(struct mchp_coreqspi *qspi)
+static void mchp_coreqspi_write_op(struct mchp_coreqspi *qspi)
 {
 	u32 control, data;
 
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ static inline void mchp_coreqspi_write_op(struct mchp_coreqspi *qspi)
 	}
 }
 
-static inline void mchp_coreqspi_write_read_op(struct mchp_coreqspi *qspi)
+static void mchp_coreqspi_write_read_op(struct mchp_coreqspi *qspi)
 {
 	u32 control, data;
 
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ static int mchp_coreqspi_setup_clock(struct mchp_coreqspi *qspi, struct spi_devi
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline void mchp_coreqspi_config_op(struct mchp_coreqspi *qspi, const struct spi_mem_op *op)
+static void mchp_coreqspi_config_op(struct mchp_coreqspi *qspi, const struct spi_mem_op *op)
 {
 	u32 idle_cycles = 0;
 	int total_bytes, cmd_bytes, frames, ctrl;