diff --git a/orc-rt/include/orc-rt/Error.h b/orc-rt/include/orc-rt/Error.h
index a25c7831644ee..fe0754bd1103f 100644
--- a/orc-rt/include/orc-rt/Error.h
+++ b/orc-rt/include/orc-rt/Error.h
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class ORC_RT_NODISCARD Error {
 };
 
 /// Create an Error from an ErrorInfoBase.
-Error make_error(std::unique_ptr<ErrorInfoBase> Payload) {
+inline Error make_error(std::unique_ptr<ErrorInfoBase> Payload) {
   return Error(std::move(Payload));
 }