diff --git a/src/hardware/mame/emu.h b/src/hardware/mame/emu.h
index dfacd66b..268148d1 100644
--- a/src/hardware/mame/emu.h
+++ b/src/hardware/mame/emu.h
@@ -127,16 +127,11 @@ public:
 	}
 };
 
-
-
-static void auto_free(const device_t::machine_t& machine, void * buffer) {
+static inline void auto_free(const device_t::machine_t& machine, void * buffer) {
 	free(buffer);
 }
 
 #define auto_alloc_array_clear(m, t, c) calloc(c, sizeof(t) )
 #define auto_alloc_clear(m, t) static_cast<t*>( calloc(1, sizeof(t) ) )
 
-
-
-
 #endif