diff --git a/include/linux/qpnp/qpnp-haptic.h b/include/linux/qpnp/qpnp-haptic.h
index 92a66e844f94..95e514a513e2 100644
--- a/include/linux/qpnp/qpnp-haptic.h
+++ b/include/linux/qpnp/qpnp-haptic.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (c) 2015, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+/* Copyright (c) 2015-2016, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 and
@@ -10,12 +10,13 @@
  * GNU General Public License for more details.
  */
 #ifndef __QPNP_HAPTIC_H
+#define __QPNP_HAPTIC_H
 
 /* interface for the other module to play different sequences */
 #ifdef CONFIG_QPNP_HAPTIC
 int qpnp_hap_play_byte(u8 data, bool on);
 #else
-int qpnp_hap_play_byte(u8 data, bool on);
+static inline int qpnp_hap_play_byte(u8 data, bool on)
 {
 	return 0;
 }