diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3bd8315d8..575df907e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -45,6 +45,14 @@ check_symbol_exists( posix_memalign   "stdlib.h"   ECCODES_HAVE_POSIX_MEMALIGN )
 check_symbol_exists( fmemopen         "stdio.h"    ECCODES_HAVE_FMEMOPEN )
 check_symbol_exists( funopen          "stdio.h"    ECCODES_HAVE_FUNOPEN )
 
+check_c_source_compiles(
+      " typedef int foo_t;
+      static inline foo_t static_foo(){return 0;}
+      foo_t foo(){return 0;}
+      int main(int argc, char *argv[]){return 0;}
+      " ECCODES_HAVE_C_INLINE )
+
+
 ###############################################################################
 # some variables/options of this project
 
diff --git a/eccodes_config.h.in b/eccodes_config.h.in
index 7e3464fad..e9a068d07 100644
--- a/eccodes_config.h.in
+++ b/eccodes_config.h.in
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 #define ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH      "@ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH@"
 
-#ifdef EC_HAVE_C_INLINE
+#ifdef ECCODES_HAVE_C_INLINE
 #define GRIB_INLINE inline
 #endif