diff --git a/Source/Readers/Kaldi2Reader/htkfeatio_utils.h b/Source/Readers/Kaldi2Reader/htkfeatio_utils.h
index b872a82ba..b8026292f 100644
--- a/Source/Readers/Kaldi2Reader/htkfeatio_utils.h
+++ b/Source/Readers/Kaldi2Reader/htkfeatio_utils.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ inline std::string basename(std::string const &pathname)
     return std::string(std::find_if(pathname.rbegin(), pathname.rend(), MatchPathSeparator()).base(), pathname.end());
 }
 
-static inline std::wstring basename(std::wstring const &pathname)
+inline std::wstring basename(std::wstring const &pathname)
 {
     return std::wstring(std::find_if(pathname.rbegin(), pathname.rend(), MatchPathSeparator()).base(), pathname.end());
 }