diff --git a/taglib/riff/riffutils.h b/taglib/riff/riffutils.h
index 42977efe..14b8508e 100644
--- a/taglib/riff/riffutils.h
+++ b/taglib/riff/riffutils.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ namespace TagLib
 {
   namespace RIFF
   {
-    static bool isValidChunkName(const ByteVector &name)
+    inline bool isValidChunkName(const ByteVector &name)
     {
       if(name.size() != 4)
         return false;