diff --git a/include/qemu/plugin.h b/include/qemu/plugin.h
index 3de9cb3fe4ced..73bc80d48df5e 100644
--- a/include/qemu/plugin.h
+++ b/include/qemu/plugin.h
@@ -246,13 +246,13 @@ static inline void qemu_plugin_vcpu_idle_cb(CPUState *cpu)
 static inline void qemu_plugin_vcpu_resume_cb(CPUState *cpu)
 { }
 
-void qemu_plugin_vcpu_interrupt_cb(CPUState *cpu, uint64_t from, uint64_t to)
+static inline void qemu_plugin_vcpu_interrupt_cb(CPUState *cpu, uint64_t from, uint64_t to)
 { }
 
-void qemu_plugin_vcpu_exception_cb(CPUState *cpu, uint64_t from, uint64_t to)
+static inline void qemu_plugin_vcpu_exception_cb(CPUState *cpu, uint64_t from, uint64_t to)
 { }
 
-void qemu_plugin_vcpu_hostcall_cb(CPUState *cpu, uint64_t from, uint64_t to)
+static inline void qemu_plugin_vcpu_hostcall_cb(CPUState *cpu, uint64_t from, uint64_t to)
 { }
 
 static inline void