diff --git a/source/Irrlicht/os.cpp b/source/Irrlicht/os.cpp
index eea8efdc..abb37c90 100644
--- a/source/Irrlicht/os.cpp
+++ b/source/Irrlicht/os.cpp
@@ -50,9 +50,6 @@ namespace os
 	u64 Byteswap::byteswap(u64 num) {return bswap_64(num);}
 	s64 Byteswap::byteswap(s64 num) {return bswap_64(num);}
 	f32 Byteswap::byteswap(f32 num) {u32 tmp=IR(num); tmp=bswap_32(tmp); return (FR(tmp));}
-	// prevent accidental byte swapping of chars
-	u8  Byteswap::byteswap(u8 num)  {return num;}
-	c8  Byteswap::byteswap(c8 num)  {return num;}
 }
 }
 
diff --git a/source/Irrlicht/os.h b/source/Irrlicht/os.h
index 3e6343f7..b047149f 100644
--- a/source/Irrlicht/os.h
+++ b/source/Irrlicht/os.h
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ namespace os
 		static s64 byteswap(s64 num);
 		static f32 byteswap(f32 num);
 		// prevent accidental swapping of chars
-		static u8  byteswap(u8  num);
-		static c8  byteswap(c8  num);
+		static inline u8 byteswap(u8 num) { return num; }
+		static inline c8 byteswap(c8 num) { return num; }
 	};
 
 	class Printer