diff --git a/kernel-src/include/util.h b/kernel-src/include/util.h
index dd9b3b73..acc4485b 100644
--- a/kernel-src/include/util.h
+++ b/kernel-src/include/util.h
@@ -23,13 +23,8 @@ static inline unsigned long log2(unsigned long x) {
 	return sizeof(unsigned long) * 8 - __builtin_clzll(x) - 1;
 }
 
-static inline long min(long x, long y) {
-	return x > y ? y : x;
-}
-
-static inline long max(long x, long y) {
-	return x < y ? y : x;
-}
+#define min(x, y) (x > y ? y : x)
+#define max(x, y) (x < y ? y : x)
 
 #define FNV1PRIME  0x100000001b3ull
 #define FNV1OFFSET 0xcbf29ce484222325ull