diff --git a/include/linux/spinlock.h b/include/linux/spinlock.h
index 7df6c17b0281..363239087263 100644
--- a/include/linux/spinlock.h
+++ b/include/linux/spinlock.h
@@ -375,10 +375,7 @@ static inline int spin_can_lock(spinlock_t *lock)
 	return raw_spin_can_lock(&lock->rlock);
 }
 
-static inline void assert_spin_locked(spinlock_t *lock)
-{
-	assert_raw_spin_locked(&lock->rlock);
-}
+#define assert_spin_locked(lock)	assert_raw_spin_locked(&(lock)->rlock)
 
 /*
  * Pull the atomic_t declaration: