diff --git a/lib/decompress/huf_decompress.c b/lib/decompress/huf_decompress.c
index 0f11f5c1..1d13150c 100644
--- a/lib/decompress/huf_decompress.c
+++ b/lib/decompress/huf_decompress.c
@@ -35,16 +35,19 @@
 /* **************************************************************
 *  Compiler specifics
 ****************************************************************/
-#if defined (__cplusplus) || (defined (__STDC_VERSION__) && (__STDC_VERSION__ >= 199901L) /* C99 */)
-/* inline is defined */
-#elif defined(_MSC_VER) || defined(__GNUC__)
-#  define inline __inline
-#else
-#  define inline /* disable inline */
-#endif
-
 #ifdef _MSC_VER    /* Visual Studio */
+#  define FORCE_INLINE static __forceinline
 #  pragma warning(disable : 4127)        /* disable: C4127: conditional expression is constant */
+#else
+#  if defined (__cplusplus) || defined (__STDC_VERSION__) && __STDC_VERSION__ >= 199901L   /* C99 */
+#    ifdef __GNUC__
+#      define FORCE_INLINE static inline __attribute__((always_inline))
+#    else
+#      define FORCE_INLINE static inline
+#    endif
+#  else
+#    define FORCE_INLINE static
+#  endif /* __STDC_VERSION__ */
 #endif
 
 
@@ -152,7 +155,7 @@ static BYTE HUF_decodeSymbolX2(BIT_DStream_t* Dstream, const HUF_DEltX2* dt, con
     if (MEM_64bits()) \
         HUF_DECODE_SYMBOLX2_0(ptr, DStreamPtr)
 
-static inline size_t HUF_decodeStreamX2(BYTE* p, BIT_DStream_t* const bitDPtr, BYTE* const pEnd, const HUF_DEltX2* const dt, const U32 dtLog)
+FORCE_INLINE size_t HUF_decodeStreamX2(BYTE* p, BIT_DStream_t* const bitDPtr, BYTE* const pEnd, const HUF_DEltX2* const dt, const U32 dtLog)
 {
     BYTE* const pStart = p;
 
@@ -559,7 +562,7 @@ static U32 HUF_decodeLastSymbolX4(void* op, BIT_DStream_t* DStream, const HUF_DE
     if (MEM_64bits()) \
         ptr += HUF_decodeSymbolX4(ptr, DStreamPtr, dt, dtLog)
 
-static inline size_t HUF_decodeStreamX4(BYTE* p, BIT_DStream_t* bitDPtr, BYTE* const pEnd, const HUF_DEltX4* const dt, const U32 dtLog)
+FORCE_INLINE size_t HUF_decodeStreamX4(BYTE* p, BIT_DStream_t* bitDPtr, BYTE* const pEnd, const HUF_DEltX4* const dt, const U32 dtLog)
 {
     BYTE* const pStart = p;