diff --git a/src/jtag/drivers/libusb0_common.h b/src/jtag/drivers/libusb0_common.h
index 9cf235e37..985d08433 100644
--- a/src/jtag/drivers/libusb0_common.h
+++ b/src/jtag/drivers/libusb0_common.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #define jtag_libusb_reset_device(dev)		usb_reset(dev)
 #define jtag_libusb_get_device(devh)		usb_device(devh)
 
-inline int jtag_libusb_claim_interface(jtag_libusb_device_handle *devh,
+static inline int jtag_libusb_claim_interface(jtag_libusb_device_handle *devh,
 				       int iface)
 {
 	return usb_claim_interface(devh, iface);
diff --git a/src/jtag/drivers/libusb1_common.h b/src/jtag/drivers/libusb1_common.h
index 89e8c1ec5..2cff3f09a 100644
--- a/src/jtag/drivers/libusb1_common.h
+++ b/src/jtag/drivers/libusb1_common.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #define jtag_libusb_reset_device(dev)		libusb_reset_device(dev)
 #define jtag_libusb_get_device(devh)		libusb_get_device(devh)
 
-inline int jtag_libusb_claim_interface(jtag_libusb_device_handle *devh,
+static inline int jtag_libusb_claim_interface(jtag_libusb_device_handle *devh,
 				       int iface)
 {
 	return libusb_claim_interface(devh, iface);