diff --git a/src/conf/network_conf.c b/src/conf/network_conf.c
index 6300178ccd..4fb2e2a75b 100644
--- a/src/conf/network_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/network_conf.c
@@ -2925,6 +2925,14 @@ virNetworkObjFormat(virNetworkObjPtr net,
     return NULL;
 }
 
+const char *
+virNetworkDefForwardIf(const virNetworkDef *def, size_t n)
+{
+    return ((def->forward.ifs && (def->forward.nifs > n) &&
+             def->forward.ifs[n].type == VIR_NETWORK_FORWARD_HOSTDEV_DEVICE_NETDEV)
+            ? def->forward.ifs[n].device.dev : NULL);
+}
+
 virPortGroupDefPtr virPortGroupFindByName(virNetworkDefPtr net,
                                           const char *portgroup)
 {
diff --git a/src/conf/network_conf.h b/src/conf/network_conf.h
index 1cd5100c12..b72257b970 100644
--- a/src/conf/network_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/network_conf.h
@@ -346,13 +346,7 @@ int virNetworkDefFormatBuf(virBufferPtr buf,
                            const virNetworkDef *def,
                            unsigned int flags);
 
-static inline const char *
-virNetworkDefForwardIf(const virNetworkDef *def, size_t n)
-{
-    return ((def->forward.ifs && (def->forward.nifs > n) &&
-             def->forward.ifs[n].type == VIR_NETWORK_FORWARD_HOSTDEV_DEVICE_NETDEV)
-            ? def->forward.ifs[n].device.dev : NULL);
-}
+const char * virNetworkDefForwardIf(const virNetworkDef *def, size_t n);
 
 virPortGroupDefPtr virPortGroupFindByName(virNetworkDefPtr net,
                                           const char *portgroup);
diff --git a/src/conf/numa_conf.c b/src/conf/numa_conf.c
index b5963ace0f..e0d56886bc 100644
--- a/src/conf/numa_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/numa_conf.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ struct _virDomainNuma {
 };
 
 
-inline bool
+bool
 virDomainNumatuneNodeSpecified(virDomainNumaPtr numatune,
                                int cellid)
 {
diff --git a/src/libvirt_private.syms b/src/libvirt_private.syms
index 5251dc0bc9..3a1b9e1fe1 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_private.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_private.syms
@@ -589,6 +589,7 @@ virNetworkConfigFile;
 virNetworkDefCopy;
 virNetworkDefFormat;
 virNetworkDefFormatBuf;
+virNetworkDefForwardIf;
 virNetworkDefFree;
 virNetworkDefGetIpByIndex;
 virNetworkDefGetRouteByIndex;
diff --git a/src/util/vircommand.c b/src/util/vircommand.c
index fe7bf34cb8..027cb6477c 100644
--- a/src/util/vircommand.c
+++ b/src/util/vircommand.c
@@ -1253,7 +1253,7 @@ virCommandRawStatus(virCommandPtr cmd)
  * string like "name=value".  If the named environment variable is
  * already set, then it is replaced in the list.
  */
-static inline void
+static void
 virCommandAddEnv(virCommandPtr cmd, char *env)
 {
     size_t namelen;