diff --git a/intern/cycles/kernel/geom/geom_curve.h b/intern/cycles/kernel/geom/geom_curve.h
index 4f84b80a5a8..bb33b91847e 100644
--- a/intern/cycles/kernel/geom/geom_curve.h
+++ b/intern/cycles/kernel/geom/geom_curve.h
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ CCL_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
 #ifdef __HAIR__
 
+#if defined(__KERNEL_CUDA__) && (__CUDA_ARCH__ < 300)
+#  define ccl_device_curveintersect ccl_device
+#else
+#  define ccl_device_curveintersect ccl_device_forceinline
+#endif
+
 /* Reading attributes on various curve elements */
 
 ccl_device float curve_attribute_float(KernelGlobals *kg, const ShaderData *sd, const AttributeDescriptor desc, float *dx, float *dy)
@@ -222,10 +228,10 @@ ccl_device_inline ssef transform_point_T3(const ssef t[3], const ssef &a)
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL_SSE2__
 /* Pass P and dir by reference to aligned vector */
-ccl_device_forceinline bool bvh_cardinal_curve_intersect(KernelGlobals *kg, Intersection *isect,
+ccl_device_curveintersect bool bvh_cardinal_curve_intersect(KernelGlobals *kg, Intersection *isect,
 	const float3 &P, const float3 &dir, uint visibility, int object, int curveAddr, float time, int type, uint *lcg_state, float difl, float extmax)
 #else
-ccl_device_forceinline bool bvh_cardinal_curve_intersect(KernelGlobals *kg, Intersection *isect,
+ccl_device_curveintersect bool bvh_cardinal_curve_intersect(KernelGlobals *kg, Intersection *isect,
 	float3 P, float3 dir, uint visibility, int object, int curveAddr, float time,int type, uint *lcg_state, float difl, float extmax)
 #endif
 {
@@ -688,7 +694,7 @@ ccl_device_forceinline bool bvh_cardinal_curve_intersect(KernelGlobals *kg, Inte
 	return hit;
 }
 
-ccl_device_forceinline bool bvh_curve_intersect(KernelGlobals *kg, Intersection *isect,
+ccl_device_curveintersect bool bvh_curve_intersect(KernelGlobals *kg, Intersection *isect,
 	float3 P, float3 direction, uint visibility, int object, int curveAddr, float time, int type, uint *lcg_state, float difl, float extmax)
 {
 	/* define few macros to minimize code duplication for SSE */