--- elfutils-0.97/libelf/common.h.orig	2007-09-25 11:34:29.000000000 +0200
+++ elfutils-0.97/libelf/common.h	2007-09-25 11:36:54.000000000 +0200
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 
 
 /* Acquire lock for the descriptor and all children.  */
-static void
+static inline void
 libelf_acquire_all (Elf *elf)
 {
   rwlock_wrlock (elf->lock);
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
 }
 
 /* Release own lock and those of the children.  */
-static void
+static inline void
 libelf_release_all (Elf *elf)
 {
   if (elf->kind == ELF_K_AR)