diff --git a/osdep.h b/osdep.h
index 87f024b127..9cdfb2c1ce 100644
--- a/osdep.h
+++ b/osdep.h
@@ -48,8 +48,10 @@
 #define always_inline inline
 #else
 #define always_inline __attribute__ (( always_inline )) __inline__
+#ifdef __OPTIMIZE__
 #define inline always_inline
 #endif
+#endif
 #else
 #define inline always_inline
 #endif