diff --git a/modules/rosapps/applications/devutils/vgafontedit/precomp.h b/modules/rosapps/applications/devutils/vgafontedit/precomp.h
index 2e4ac775418..2186e01a340 100644
--- a/modules/rosapps/applications/devutils/vgafontedit/precomp.h
+++ b/modules/rosapps/applications/devutils/vgafontedit/precomp.h
@@ -138,7 +138,8 @@ VOID UnInitFontBoxesWndClass(VOID);
 VOID GetCharacterRect(IN UINT uFontRow, IN UINT uFontColumn, OUT LPRECT CharacterRect);
 VOID EditCurrentGlyph(PFONT_WND_INFO FontWndInfo);
 
-inline VOID GetCharacterPosition(IN UINT uCharacter, OUT PUINT uFontRow, OUT PUINT uFontColumn)
+static __inline VOID
+GetCharacterPosition(IN UINT uCharacter, OUT PUINT uFontRow, OUT PUINT uFontColumn)
 {
     *uFontRow = uCharacter / 16;
     *uFontColumn = uCharacter % 16;