diff --git a/libretro-common/include/retro_inline.h b/libretro-common/include/retro_inline.h
index 8535d84806..3c25b202e3 100644
--- a/libretro-common/include/retro_inline.h
+++ b/libretro-common/include/retro_inline.h
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
 
 #ifndef INLINE
 
-#if !defined(__cplusplus) && defined(_WIN32)
-#define INLINE _inline
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+#define INLINE __inline
 #elif defined(__STDC_VERSION__) && __STDC_VERSION__>=199901L
 #define INLINE inline
 #elif defined(__GNUC__)