diff --git a/server/modules/routing/binlog/blr_master.c b/server/modules/routing/binlog/blr_master.c
index 86bee0b6b..89b6f8c75 100644
--- a/server/modules/routing/binlog/blr_master.c
+++ b/server/modules/routing/binlog/blr_master.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static int  blr_rotate_event(ROUTER_INSTANCE *router, uint8_t *pkt, REP_HEADER *
 void blr_distribute_binlog_record(ROUTER_INSTANCE *router, REP_HEADER *hdr, uint8_t *ptr);
 static void *CreateMySQLAuthData(char *username, char *password, char *database);
 void blr_extract_header(uint8_t *pkt, REP_HEADER *hdr);
-inline uint32_t extract_field(uint8_t *src, int bits);
+static uint32_t extract_field(uint8_t *src, int bits);
 static void blr_log_packet(logfile_id_t file, char *msg, uint8_t *ptr, int len);
 static void blr_master_close(ROUTER_INSTANCE *);
 static char *blr_extract_column(GWBUF *buf, int col);
@@ -1166,7 +1166,7 @@ blr_extract_header(register uint8_t *ptr, register REP_HEADER *hdr)
  * @param src	The raw packet source
  * @param bits	The number of bits to extract (multiple of 8)
  */
-inline uint32_t
+static uint32_t
 extract_field(register uint8_t *src, int bits)
 {
 register uint32_t	rval = 0, shift = 0;