diff --git a/src/hb-ot-layout-gdef-table.hh b/src/hb-ot-layout-gdef-table.hh
index a7ba9511d..a0ae27e75 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-layout-gdef-table.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-layout-gdef-table.hh
@@ -413,7 +413,15 @@ struct GDEF
 
   struct accelerator_t
   {
-    HB_INTERNAL void init (hb_face_t *face);
+    inline void init (hb_face_t *face)
+    {
+      this->table = hb_sanitize_context_t().reference_table<GDEF> (face);
+      if (unlikely (this->table->is_blacklisted (this->table.get_blob (), face)))
+      {
+	hb_blob_destroy (this->table.get_blob ());
+	this->table = hb_blob_get_empty ();
+      }
+    }
 
     inline void fini (void)
     {
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-layout.cc b/src/hb-ot-layout.cc
index bb87b5e5f..6d6834fc7 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-layout.cc
+++ b/src/hb-ot-layout.cc
@@ -198,17 +198,6 @@ OT::GDEF::is_blacklisted (hb_blob_t *blob,
   return false;
 }
 
-void
-OT::GDEF::accelerator_t::init (hb_face_t *face)
-{
-  this->table = hb_sanitize_context_t().reference_table<GDEF> (face);
-  if (unlikely (this->table->is_blacklisted (this->table.get_blob (), face)))
-  {
-    hb_blob_destroy (this->table.get_blob ());
-    this->table = hb_blob_get_empty ();
-  }
-}
-
 static void
 _hb_ot_layout_set_glyph_props (hb_font_t *font,
 			       hb_buffer_t *buffer)