diff --git a/include/Connection.h b/include/Connection.h
index e1fd2a81..d3c12dad 100644
--- a/include/Connection.h
+++ b/include/Connection.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class Connection {
 
  protected:
     int connectPoll(int fd, const sockaddr* ai_ptr, const socklen_t ai_addrlen);
-    inline int local();
+    int local();
 
     char m_name[MC_NI_MAXHOST + 1 + MC_NI_MAXSERV];
     char m_host[MC_NI_MAXHOST];