diff --git a/src/helper/jim.h b/src/helper/jim.h
index 32dc94a56..a9af02512 100644
--- a/src/helper/jim.h
+++ b/src/helper/jim.h
@@ -991,7 +991,7 @@ static void Jim_InitExtension(Jim_Interp *interp)
 
 #ifdef JIM_EMBEDDED
 Jim_Interp *ExportedJimCreateInterp(void);
-static void Jim_InitEmbedded(void) {
+static __inline__ void Jim_InitEmbedded(void) {
     Jim_Interp *i = ExportedJimCreateInterp();
     Jim_InitExtension(i);
     Jim_FreeInterp(i);