diff --git a/src/internal/ptycon_init_impl.h b/src/internal/ptycon_init_impl.h
index c136a4d..0660038 100644
--- a/src/internal/ptycon_init_impl.h
+++ b/src/internal/ptycon_init_impl.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 extern const ntapi_vtbl * ptyc_ntapi;
 
-static int ptyc_init(void)
+static inline int ptyc_init(void)
 {
 	int32_t		status;
 	ntapi_vtbl * 	pvtbl;