--- configure
+++ configure
@@ -8632,6 +8632,7 @@
 
 fi
 
+if false; then
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for inline" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking for inline... " >&6; }
 if ${ac_cv_c_inline+:} false; then :
@@ -8673,6 +8674,11 @@
 _ACEOF
     ;;
 esac
+else
+cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
+#define inline
+_ACEOF
+fi
 
 
 #       libtool stuff for shared/static libraries.