2 files changed, 8 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/compat/mingw.c b/compat/mingw.c
index 10a51c058b..0cebb61aab 100644
--- a/compat/mingw.c
+++ b/compat/mingw.c
@@ -1915,6 +1915,13 @@ pid_t waitpid(pid_t pid, int *status, int options)
 	return -1;
 }
 
+int mingw_skip_dos_drive_prefix(char **path)
+{
+	int ret = has_dos_drive_prefix(*path);
+	*path += ret;
+	return ret;
+}
+
 int mingw_offset_1st_component(const char *path)
 {
 	char *pos = (char *)path;
diff --git a/compat/mingw.h b/compat/mingw.h
index 9b5db4ecc1..2099b79bcf 100644
--- a/compat/mingw.h
+++ b/compat/mingw.h
@@ -360,12 +360,7 @@ HANDLE winansi_get_osfhandle(int fd);
 
 #define has_dos_drive_prefix(path) \
 	(isalpha(*(path)) && (path)[1] == ':' ? 2 : 0)
-static inline int mingw_skip_dos_drive_prefix(char **path)
-{
-	int ret = has_dos_drive_prefix(*path);
-	*path += ret;
-	return ret;
-}
+int mingw_skip_dos_drive_prefix(char **path);
 #define skip_dos_drive_prefix mingw_skip_dos_drive_prefix
 #define is_dir_sep(c) ((c) == '/' || (c) == '\\')
 static inline char *mingw_find_last_dir_sep(const char *path)