diff --git a/sound/oss/au1000.c b/sound/oss/au1000.c
index 2c2ae2ee01ac3df26a301e7fd0f86e371a3f20c4..c407de86cbb6398d1d06242190e180e52df0528c 100644
--- a/sound/oss/au1000.c
+++ b/sound/oss/au1000.c
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ static void start_adc(struct au1000_state *s)
 #define DMABUF_DEFAULTORDER (17-PAGE_SHIFT)
 #define DMABUF_MINORDER 1
 
-extern inline void dealloc_dmabuf(struct au1000_state *s, struct dmabuf *db)
+static inline void dealloc_dmabuf(struct au1000_state *s, struct dmabuf *db)
 {
 	struct page    *page, *pend;
 
@@ -667,14 +667,14 @@ static int prog_dmabuf(struct au1000_state *s, struct dmabuf *db)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-extern inline int prog_dmabuf_adc(struct au1000_state *s)
+static inline int prog_dmabuf_adc(struct au1000_state *s)
 {
 	stop_adc(s);
 	return prog_dmabuf(s, &s->dma_adc);
 
 }
 
-extern inline int prog_dmabuf_dac(struct au1000_state *s)
+static inline int prog_dmabuf_dac(struct au1000_state *s)
 {
 	stop_dac(s);
 	return prog_dmabuf(s, &s->dma_dac);
diff --git a/sound/oss/nec_vrc5477.c b/sound/oss/nec_vrc5477.c
index 0481e5e54ddf27eb91ffee7d9245ed9bb035631e..9ac4bf7e1e894f62d6048a11f40a8a6a996ef453 100644
--- a/sound/oss/nec_vrc5477.c
+++ b/sound/oss/nec_vrc5477.c
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ static int ac97_codec_not_present(struct ac97_codec *codec)
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-extern inline void
+static inline void
 stop_dac(struct vrc5477_ac97_state *s)
 {
 	struct dmabuf* db = &s->dma_dac;
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ static void start_dac(struct vrc5477_ac97_state *s)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&s->lock, flags);
 }	
 
-extern inline void stop_adc(struct vrc5477_ac97_state *s)
+static inline void stop_adc(struct vrc5477_ac97_state *s)
 {
 	struct dmabuf* db = &s->dma_adc;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ static void start_adc(struct vrc5477_ac97_state *s)
 #define DMABUF_DEFAULTORDER (16-PAGE_SHIFT)
 #define DMABUF_MINORDER 1
 
-extern inline void dealloc_dmabuf(struct vrc5477_ac97_state *s,
+static inline void dealloc_dmabuf(struct vrc5477_ac97_state *s,
 				  struct dmabuf *db)
 {
 	if (db->lbuf) {