diff --git a/include/list.h b/include/list.h
index 067c6794f1f466174c90505ff4dee124a0edce7c..11de7c561020009805665bf25099a8f7407d52c8 100644
--- a/include/list.h
+++ b/include/list.h
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ struct xorg_list {
  *
  * @param The list to initialized.
  */
-static void
+static inline void
 xorg_list_init(struct xorg_list *list)
 {
     list->next = list->prev = list;