diff --git a/include/macros.h b/include/macros.h
index 36fdaa1700..0e77528016 100644
--- a/include/macros.h
+++ b/include/macros.h
@@ -18,9 +18,8 @@
  * Function GetChars
  * returns a pointer to the actual character data, either 8 or
  * 16 bits wide, depending on how the wxWidgets library was compiled.
- * Pointer
  */
-const wxChar* GetChars( wxString s )
+static inline const wxChar* GetChars( wxString s )
 {
 #if wxCHECK_VERSION(2,9,0)
     return (const wxChar*) s.wx_str();