diff --git a/lib/common/bitstream.h b/lib/common/bitstream.h
index 3b7ad483d9e..6ff482a8399 100644
--- a/lib/common/bitstream.h
+++ b/lib/common/bitstream.h
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ typedef enum { BIT_DStream_unfinished = 0,  /* fully refilled */
     } BIT_DStream_status;  /* result of BIT_reloadDStream() */
 
 MEM_STATIC size_t   BIT_initDStream(BIT_DStream_t* bitD, const void* srcBuffer, size_t srcSize);
-MEM_STATIC BitContainerType BIT_readBits(BIT_DStream_t* bitD, unsigned nbBits);
-MEM_STATIC BIT_DStream_status BIT_reloadDStream(BIT_DStream_t* bitD);
+FORCE_INLINE_TEMPLATE BitContainerType BIT_readBits(BIT_DStream_t* bitD, unsigned nbBits);
+FORCE_INLINE_TEMPLATE BIT_DStream_status BIT_reloadDStream(BIT_DStream_t* bitD);
 MEM_STATIC unsigned BIT_endOfDStream(const BIT_DStream_t* bitD);