diff --git a/src/gtest-printers.cc b/src/gtest-printers.cc
index e576ca45..62ea590d 100644
--- a/src/gtest-printers.cc
+++ b/src/gtest-printers.cc
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ enum CharFormat {
 // Returns true if c is a printable ASCII character.  We test the
 // value of c directly instead of calling isprint(), which is buggy on
 // Windows Mobile.
-static inline bool IsPrintableAscii(wchar_t c) {
+inline bool IsPrintableAscii(wchar_t c) {
   return 0x20 <= c && c <= 0x7E;
 }