diff --git a/libavcodec/bitstream.h b/libavcodec/bitstream.h
index 8c49bbb4cc..2da6544b8d 100644
--- a/libavcodec/bitstream.h
+++ b/libavcodec/bitstream.h
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ static inline void init_get_bits(GetBitContext *s,
 #endif
 }
 
-static void align_get_bits(GetBitContext *s)
+static inline void align_get_bits(GetBitContext *s)
 {
     int n= (-get_bits_count(s)) & 7;
     if(n) skip_bits(s, n);