diff --git a/trace.c b/trace.c
index b6f25a23fd..4778608941 100644
--- a/trace.c
+++ b/trace.c
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ static inline uint64_t gettimeofday_nanos(void)
  * Returns nanoseconds since the epoch (01/01/1970), for performance tracing
  * (i.e. favoring high precision over wall clock time accuracy).
  */
-inline uint64_t getnanotime(void)
+uint64_t getnanotime(void)
 {
 	static uint64_t offset;
 	if (offset > 1) {