diff --git a/src/wrapper/Plumed.h b/src/wrapper/Plumed.h
index 8cc27150e8..10bb6628f7 100644
--- a/src/wrapper/Plumed.h
+++ b/src/wrapper/Plumed.h
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@
 #define __PLUMED_WRAPPER_C_BEGIN  __PLUMED_WRAPPER_ANONYMOUS_BEGIN inline
 #define __PLUMED_WRAPPER_C_END __PLUMED_WRAPPER_ANONYMOUS_END
 #else
-#define __PLUMED_WRAPPER_C_BEGIN static
+#define __PLUMED_WRAPPER_C_BEGIN __PLUMED_WRAPPER_STATIC_INLINE
 #define __PLUMED_WRAPPER_C_END
 #endif