diff --git a/include/common.h b/include/common.h
index 11b7d31c45ce89a794624b4111fac1338838732b..fa1d0528e1e7270cfdb0ddca87c398e0ad87173c 100644
--- a/include/common.h
+++ b/include/common.h
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ int	pcmcia_init (void);
 /*
  * Board-specific Platform code can reimplement show_boot_progress () if needed
  */
-void inline show_boot_progress (int val);
+void __attribute__((weak)) show_boot_progress (int val);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_INIT_CRITICAL
 #error CONFIG_INIT_CRITICAL is deprecated!