diff --git a/vp4c.c b/vp4c.c
index 6887652..664d387 100644
--- a/vp4c.c
+++ b/vp4c.c
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ unsigned TEMPLATE2(_P4BITS, USIZE)(uint_t *__restrict in, unsigned n, unsigned *
 } 
    #endif
  
-inline unsigned char *TEMPLATE2(_P4ENC, USIZE)(uint_t *__restrict in, unsigned n, unsigned char *__restrict out, unsigned b, unsigned bx) {
+unsigned char *TEMPLATE2(_P4ENC, USIZE)(uint_t *__restrict in, unsigned n, unsigned char *__restrict out, unsigned b, unsigned bx) {
   if(!bx) 
     return TEMPLATE2(BITPACK, USIZE)(in, n,	out, b);