diff --git a/general.h b/general.h
index 475d8a6a0b..be86c9fb67 100644
--- a/general.h
+++ b/general.h
@@ -74,22 +74,6 @@ enum sound_mode_enums
  *
  * Sanely kills the program.
  **/
-static INLINE void retro_fail(int error_code, const char *error)
-{
-   global_t *global = global_get_ptr();
-
-   if (!global)
-      return;
-
-   /* We cannot longjmp unless we're in rarch_main_init().
-    * If not, something went very wrong, and we should 
-    * just exit right away. */
-   retro_assert(global->inited.error);
-
-   strlcpy(global->error_string, error, sizeof(global->error_string));
-   longjmp(global->error_sjlj_context, error_code);
-}
+void retro_fail(int error_code, const char *error);
 
 #endif
-
-
diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index a267109f7e..141a21906e 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -1691,3 +1691,26 @@ int rarch_info_get_capabilities(enum rarch_capabilities type, char *s, size_t le
 
    return 0;
 }
+
+/**
+ * retro_fail:
+ * @error_code  : Error code.
+ * @error       : Error message to show.
+ *
+ * Sanely kills the program.
+ **/
+void retro_fail(int error_code, const char *error)
+{
+   global_t *global = global_get_ptr();
+
+   if (!global)
+      return;
+
+   /* We cannot longjmp unless we're in rarch_main_init().
+    * If not, something went very wrong, and we should 
+    * just exit right away. */
+   retro_assert(global->inited.error);
+
+   strlcpy(global->error_string, error, sizeof(global->error_string));
+   longjmp(global->error_sjlj_context, error_code);
+}