diff --git a/projects/hip/include/hip/hcc_detail/hip_runtime.h b/projects/hip/include/hip/hcc_detail/hip_runtime.h
index e9551d4f9a..e1b334aec3 100644
--- a/projects/hip/include/hip/hcc_detail/hip_runtime.h
+++ b/projects/hip/include/hip/hcc_detail/hip_runtime.h
@@ -613,15 +613,15 @@ extern const __device__ __attribute__((weak)) __hip_builtin_gridDim_t gridDim;
 #define hipGridDim_z gridDim.z
 
 #pragma push_macro("__DEVICE__")
-#define __DEVICE__ extern "C" __device__ inline __attribute__((always_inline)) \
+#define __DEVICE__ extern "C" __device__ __attribute__((always_inline)) \
   __attribute__((weak))
 
 __DEVICE__ void __device_trap() __asm("llvm.trap");
 
-__DEVICE__ void __assert_fail(const char * __assertion,
-                              const char *__file,
-                              unsigned int __line,
-                              const char *__function)
+__DEVICE__ void inline __assert_fail(const char * __assertion,
+                                     const char *__file,
+                                     unsigned int __line,
+                                     const char *__function)
 {
     // Ignore all the args for now.
     __device_trap();