diff --git a/include/jemalloc/internal/jemalloc_internal.h.in b/include/jemalloc/internal/jemalloc_internal.h.in
index e46ac544..53c135c2 100644
--- a/include/jemalloc/internal/jemalloc_internal.h.in
+++ b/include/jemalloc/internal/jemalloc_internal.h.in
@@ -232,9 +232,18 @@ static const bool config_ivsalloc =
 #  define	__DECONST(type, var)	((type)(uintptr_t)(const void *)(var))
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * JEMALLOC_ALWAYS_INLINE is used within header files for functions that are
+ * static inline functions if inlining is enabled, and single-definition
+ * library-private functions if inlining is disabled.
+ *
+ * JEMALLOC_ALWAYS_INLINE_C is for use in .c files, in which case the denoted
+ * functions are always static, regardless of whether inlining is enabled.
+ */
 #ifdef JEMALLOC_DEBUG
    /* Disable inlining to make debugging easier. */
 #  define JEMALLOC_ALWAYS_INLINE
+#  define JEMALLOC_ALWAYS_INLINE_C static
 #  define JEMALLOC_INLINE
 #  define inline
 #else
@@ -242,8 +251,11 @@ static const bool config_ivsalloc =
 #  ifdef JEMALLOC_HAVE_ATTR
 #    define JEMALLOC_ALWAYS_INLINE \
 	 static inline JEMALLOC_ATTR(unused) JEMALLOC_ATTR(always_inline)
+#    define JEMALLOC_ALWAYS_INLINE_C \
+	 static inline JEMALLOC_ATTR(always_inline)
 #  else
 #    define JEMALLOC_ALWAYS_INLINE static inline
+#    define JEMALLOC_ALWAYS_INLINE_C static inline
 #  endif
 #  define JEMALLOC_INLINE static inline
 #  ifdef _MSC_VER
diff --git a/src/jemalloc.c b/src/jemalloc.c
index e3991da2..ae56db6b 100644
--- a/src/jemalloc.c
+++ b/src/jemalloc.c
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ arenas_cleanup(void *arg)
 	malloc_mutex_unlock(&arenas_lock);
 }
 
-static JEMALLOC_ATTR(always_inline) void
+JEMALLOC_ALWAYS_INLINE_C void
 malloc_thread_init(void)
 {
 
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ malloc_thread_init(void)
 		quarantine_alloc_hook();
 }
 
-static JEMALLOC_ATTR(always_inline) bool
+JEMALLOC_ALWAYS_INLINE_C bool
 malloc_init(void)
 {
 
@@ -1402,7 +1402,7 @@ je_mallctlbymib(const size_t *mib, size_t miblen, void *oldp, size_t *oldlenp,
  */
 #ifdef JEMALLOC_EXPERIMENTAL
 
-static JEMALLOC_ATTR(always_inline) void *
+JEMALLOC_ALWAYS_INLINE_C void *
 iallocm(size_t usize, size_t alignment, bool zero, bool try_tcache,
     arena_t *arena)
 {