diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Src/FileUtil.cpp b/Source/Core/Common/Src/FileUtil.cpp
index ae68b6b0c5..728628e9e7 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Src/FileUtil.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Src/FileUtil.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ namespace File
 
 // Remove any ending forward slashes from directory paths
 // Modifies argument.
-inline char *StripTailDirSlashes(char *fname)
+static char *StripTailDirSlashes(char *fname)
 {
 	int len = (int)strlen(fname);
 	int i = len - 1;