diff --git a/lfs_util.h b/lfs_util.h
index 0aec4885..0a0668a4 100644
--- a/lfs_util.h
+++ b/lfs_util.h
@@ -231,8 +231,8 @@ static inline uint32_t lfs_tobe32(uint32_t a) {
 
 // Calculate CRC-32 with polynomial = 0x04c11db7
 #ifdef LFS_CRC
-uint32_t lfs_crc(uint32_t crc, const void *buffer, size_t size) {
-    return LFS_CRC(crc, buffer, size)
+static inline uint32_t lfs_crc(uint32_t crc, const void *buffer, size_t size) {
+    return LFS_CRC(crc, buffer, size);
 }
 #else
 uint32_t lfs_crc(uint32_t crc, const void *buffer, size_t size);