diff --git a/vdi/hip_internal.hpp b/vdi/hip_internal.hpp
index ed99d6911e..03dcf0d51d 100755
--- a/vdi/hip_internal.hpp
+++ b/vdi/hip_internal.hpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ typedef struct ihipIpcMemHandle_st {
 } ihipIpcMemHandle_t;
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
-  int getpid() { return _getpid();}
+  inline int getpid() { return _getpid(); }
 #endif
 
 #define HIP_INIT() \