diff --git a/libcpuid/libcpuid_util.c b/libcpuid/libcpuid_util.c
index 42731bd..6ae2c93 100644
--- a/libcpuid/libcpuid_util.c
+++ b/libcpuid/libcpuid_util.c
@@ -241,27 +241,27 @@ void debug_print_lbits(int debuglevel, uint64_t mask)
 /* Functions to manage cpu_affinity_mask_t type
  * Adapted from https://electronics.stackexchange.com/a/200070
  */
-void inline init_affinity_mask(cpu_affinity_mask_t *affinity_mask)
+void init_affinity_mask(cpu_affinity_mask_t *affinity_mask)
 {
 	memset(affinity_mask->__bits, 0x00, __MASK_SETSIZE);
 }
 
-void inline copy_affinity_mask(cpu_affinity_mask_t *dest_affinity_mask, cpu_affinity_mask_t *src_affinity_mask)
+void copy_affinity_mask(cpu_affinity_mask_t *dest_affinity_mask, cpu_affinity_mask_t *src_affinity_mask)
 {
 	memcpy(dest_affinity_mask->__bits, src_affinity_mask->__bits, __MASK_SETSIZE);
 }
 
-void inline set_affinity_mask_bit(logical_cpu_t logical_cpu, cpu_affinity_mask_t *affinity_mask)
+void set_affinity_mask_bit(logical_cpu_t logical_cpu, cpu_affinity_mask_t *affinity_mask)
 {
 	affinity_mask->__bits[logical_cpu / __MASK_NCPUBITS] |= 0x1 << (logical_cpu % __MASK_NCPUBITS);
 }
 
-bool inline get_affinity_mask_bit(logical_cpu_t logical_cpu, cpu_affinity_mask_t *affinity_mask)
+bool get_affinity_mask_bit(logical_cpu_t logical_cpu, cpu_affinity_mask_t *affinity_mask)
 {
 	return (affinity_mask->__bits[logical_cpu / __MASK_NCPUBITS] & (0x1 << (logical_cpu % __MASK_NCPUBITS))) != 0x00;
 }
 
-void inline clear_affinity_mask_bit(logical_cpu_t logical_cpu, cpu_affinity_mask_t *affinity_mask)
+void clear_affinity_mask_bit(logical_cpu_t logical_cpu, cpu_affinity_mask_t *affinity_mask)
 {
 	affinity_mask->__bits[logical_cpu / __MASK_NCPUBITS] &= ~(0x1 << (logical_cpu % __MASK_NCPUBITS));
 }
diff --git a/libcpuid/libcpuid_util.h b/libcpuid/libcpuid_util.h
index 28d2b53..a4a701b 100644
--- a/libcpuid/libcpuid_util.h
+++ b/libcpuid/libcpuid_util.h
@@ -100,16 +100,16 @@ extern int _current_verboselevel;
  */
 
 /* initialize affinity_mask */
-extern inline void init_affinity_mask(cpu_affinity_mask_t *affinity_mask);
+void init_affinity_mask(cpu_affinity_mask_t *affinity_mask);
 
 /* copy one affinity_mask to another one */
-extern inline void copy_affinity_mask(cpu_affinity_mask_t *dest_affinity_mask, cpu_affinity_mask_t *src_affinity_mask);
+void copy_affinity_mask(cpu_affinity_mask_t *dest_affinity_mask, cpu_affinity_mask_t *src_affinity_mask);
 
 /* set bit corresponding to 'logical_cpu' to '1' */
-extern inline void set_affinity_mask_bit(logical_cpu_t logical_cpu, cpu_affinity_mask_t *affinity_mask);
+void set_affinity_mask_bit(logical_cpu_t logical_cpu, cpu_affinity_mask_t *affinity_mask);
 
 /* get bit corresponding to 'logical_cpu' */
-extern inline bool get_affinity_mask_bit(logical_cpu_t logical_cpu, cpu_affinity_mask_t *affinity_mask);
+bool get_affinity_mask_bit(logical_cpu_t logical_cpu, cpu_affinity_mask_t *affinity_mask);
 
 /* set bit corresponding to 'logical_cpu' to '0' */
 void clear_affinity_mask_bit(logical_cpu_t logical_cpu, cpu_affinity_mask_t *affinity_mask);