diff --git a/vp9/common/vp9_onyxc_int.h b/vp9/common/vp9_onyxc_int.h
index 69452d3694bb5c4124d7e3c41ad5be7f5321ac41..52889f75f4f3b85b1637eefb54b3d176284e21da 100644
--- a/vp9/common/vp9_onyxc_int.h
+++ b/vp9/common/vp9_onyxc_int.h
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ static INLINE void set_mi_row_col(MACROBLOCKD *xd, const TileInfo *const tile,
   xd->left_available  = (mi_col > tile->mi_col_start);
 }
 
-static void set_prev_mi(VP9_COMMON *cm) {
+static INLINE void set_prev_mi(VP9_COMMON *cm) {
   const int use_prev_in_find_mv_refs = cm->width == cm->last_width &&
                                        cm->height == cm->last_height &&
                                        !cm->intra_only &&