diff --git a/libretro-common/gfx/math/matrix_4x4.c b/libretro-common/gfx/math/matrix_4x4.c
index 2b03e987ef..9364bacda0 100644
--- a/libretro-common/gfx/math/matrix_4x4.c
+++ b/libretro-common/gfx/math/matrix_4x4.c
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@
 #include <gfx/math/matrix_4x4.h>
 #include <gfx/math/vector_3.h>
 
-#define MAT_ELEM_4X4(mat, row, column) ((mat).data[4 * (column) + (row)])
-
 void matrix_4x4_copy(math_matrix_4x4 *dst, const math_matrix_4x4 *src)
 {
    unsigned i, j;
@@ -37,33 +35,6 @@ void matrix_4x4_copy(math_matrix_4x4 *dst, const math_matrix_4x4 *src)
       MAT_ELEM_4X4(*dst, i, j) = MAT_ELEM_4X4(*src, i, j);
 }
 
-/*
- * Sets mat to an identity matrix
- */
-void matrix_4x4_identity(math_matrix_4x4 *mat)
-{
-   unsigned i;
-
-   MAT_ELEM_4X4(*mat, 0, 1)    = 0.0f;
-   MAT_ELEM_4X4(*mat, 0, 2)    = 0.0f;
-   MAT_ELEM_4X4(*mat, 0, 3)    = 0.0f;
-
-   MAT_ELEM_4X4(*mat, 1, 0)    = 0.0f;
-   MAT_ELEM_4X4(*mat, 1, 2)    = 0.0f;
-   MAT_ELEM_4X4(*mat, 1, 3)    = 0.0f;
-
-   MAT_ELEM_4X4(*mat, 2, 0)    = 0.0f;
-   MAT_ELEM_4X4(*mat, 2, 1)    = 0.0f;
-   MAT_ELEM_4X4(*mat, 2, 3)    = 0.0f;
-
-   MAT_ELEM_4X4(*mat, 3, 0)    = 0.0f;
-   MAT_ELEM_4X4(*mat, 3, 1)    = 0.0f;
-   MAT_ELEM_4X4(*mat, 3, 2)    = 0.0f;
-
-   for (i = 0; i < 4; i++)
-      MAT_ELEM_4X4(*mat, i, i) = 1.0f;
-}
-
 /*
  * Sets out to the transposed matrix of in
  */
diff --git a/libretro-common/include/gfx/math/matrix_4x4.h b/libretro-common/include/gfx/math/matrix_4x4.h
index 7bdece8b8b..f440128f40 100644
--- a/libretro-common/include/gfx/math/matrix_4x4.h
+++ b/libretro-common/include/gfx/math/matrix_4x4.h
@@ -23,18 +23,49 @@
 #ifndef __LIBRETRO_SDK_GFX_MATH_MATRIX_4X4_H__
 #define __LIBRETRO_SDK_GFX_MATH_MATRIX_4X4_H__
 
+#include <retro_inline.h>
+
 /* Column-major matrix (OpenGL-style).
  * Reimplements functionality from FF OpenGL pipeline to be able 
  * to work on GLES 2.0 and modern GL variants.
  */
 
+#define MAT_ELEM_4X4(mat, row, column) ((mat).data[4 * (column) + (row)])
+
+
 typedef struct math_matrix_4x4
 {
    float data[16];
 } math_matrix_4x4;
 
+/*
+ * Sets mat to an identity matrix
+ */
+static INLINE void matrix_4x4_identity(math_matrix_4x4 *mat)
+{
+   unsigned i;
+
+   MAT_ELEM_4X4(*mat, 0, 1)    = 0.0f;
+   MAT_ELEM_4X4(*mat, 0, 2)    = 0.0f;
+   MAT_ELEM_4X4(*mat, 0, 3)    = 0.0f;
+
+   MAT_ELEM_4X4(*mat, 1, 0)    = 0.0f;
+   MAT_ELEM_4X4(*mat, 1, 2)    = 0.0f;
+   MAT_ELEM_4X4(*mat, 1, 3)    = 0.0f;
+
+   MAT_ELEM_4X4(*mat, 2, 0)    = 0.0f;
+   MAT_ELEM_4X4(*mat, 2, 1)    = 0.0f;
+   MAT_ELEM_4X4(*mat, 2, 3)    = 0.0f;
+
+   MAT_ELEM_4X4(*mat, 3, 0)    = 0.0f;
+   MAT_ELEM_4X4(*mat, 3, 1)    = 0.0f;
+   MAT_ELEM_4X4(*mat, 3, 2)    = 0.0f;
+
+   for (i = 0; i < 4; i++)
+      MAT_ELEM_4X4(*mat, i, i) = 1.0f;
+}
+
 void matrix_4x4_copy(math_matrix_4x4 *dst, const math_matrix_4x4 *src);
-void matrix_4x4_identity(math_matrix_4x4 *mat);
 void matrix_4x4_transpose(math_matrix_4x4 *out, const math_matrix_4x4 *in);
 
 void matrix_4x4_rotate_x(math_matrix_4x4 *mat, float rad);