diff --git a/include/soc/qcom/boot_stats.h b/include/soc/qcom/boot_stats.h
index 8ccef8943da8..b2a60c295327 100644
--- a/include/soc/qcom/boot_stats.h
+++ b/include/soc/qcom/boot_stats.h
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
  * Copyright (c) 2011-2021, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  */
+#ifndef __QCOM_BOOT_STATS_H__
+#define __QCOM_BOOT_STATS_H__
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MSM_BOOT_TIME_MARKER
 void place_marker(const char *name);
 void destroy_marker(const char *name);
-int boot_marker_enabled(void) { return 1; }
+static inline int boot_marker_enabled(void) { return 1; }
 #else
 static inline int init_bootkpi(void) { return 0; }
 static inline void exit_bootkpi(void) { };
@@ -13,3 +15,4 @@ static inline void place_marker(char *name) { };
 static inline void destroy_marker(const char *name) { };
 static inline int boot_marker_enabled(void) { return 0; }
 #endif
+#endif /* __QCOM_BOOT_STATS_H__ */