diff --git a/http_parser.c b/http_parser.c
index 534473e..3f7a616 100644
--- a/http_parser.c
+++ b/http_parser.c
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ int http_message_needs_eof(http_parser *parser);
  * assumed that the caller cares about (and can detect) the transition between
  * URL and non-URL states by looking for these.
  */
-static inline enum state
+static enum state
 parse_url_char(enum state s, const char ch, int is_connect)
 {
   assert(!isspace(ch));