diff --git a/bin/dig/dighost.c b/bin/dig/dighost.c
index a64037bdb2..d01b2635fe 100644
--- a/bin/dig/dighost.c
+++ b/bin/dig/dighost.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ debug(char *format, ...) {
 }
 #endif
 
-inline void
+void
 check_result(isc_result_t result, char *msg) {
 	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS)
 		fatal("%s: %s", msg, isc_result_totext(result));
diff --git a/bin/dig/include/dig/dig.h b/bin/dig/include/dig/dig.h
index 2447e234d4..30506c6acf 100644
--- a/bin/dig/include/dig/dig.h
+++ b/bin/dig/include/dig/dig.h
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ void
 fatal(char *format, ...) ;
 void
 debug(char *format, ...) ;
-inline void
+void
 check_result(isc_result_t result, char *msg);
 isc_boolean_t
 isclass(char *text) ;