diff --git a/Zend/zend_API.c b/Zend/zend_API.c
index 536661fb623..83a32a4769a 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_API.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_API.c
@@ -4024,16 +4024,6 @@ ZEND_API const char *zend_get_module_version(const char *module_name) /* {{{ */
 }
 /* }}} */
 
-static inline zend_string *zval_make_interned_string(zval *zv) /* {{{ */
-{
-	ZEND_ASSERT(Z_TYPE_P(zv) == IS_STRING);
-	Z_STR_P(zv) = zend_new_interned_string(Z_STR_P(zv));
-	if (ZSTR_IS_INTERNED(Z_STR_P(zv))) {
-		Z_TYPE_FLAGS_P(zv) = 0;
-	}
-	return Z_STR_P(zv);
-}
-
 static zend_always_inline bool is_persistent_class(zend_class_entry *ce) {
 	return (ce->type & ZEND_INTERNAL_CLASS)
 		&& ce->info.internal.module->type == MODULE_PERSISTENT;
diff --git a/Zend/zend_compile.c b/Zend/zend_compile.c
index 7e9582e79a8..bbd7a5097f0 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_compile.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_compile.c
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ static int lookup_cv(zend_string *name) /* {{{ */{
 }
 /* }}} */
 
-static inline zend_string *zval_make_interned_string(zval *zv) /* {{{ */
+zend_string *zval_make_interned_string(zval *zv)
 {
 	ZEND_ASSERT(Z_TYPE_P(zv) == IS_STRING);
 	Z_STR_P(zv) = zend_new_interned_string(Z_STR_P(zv));
diff --git a/Zend/zend_compile.h b/Zend/zend_compile.h
index c3ed7edcaac..cc887f7e390 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_compile.h
+++ b/Zend/zend_compile.h
@@ -815,6 +815,7 @@ void zend_resolve_goto_label(zend_op_array *op_array, zend_op *opline);
 
 ZEND_API void function_add_ref(zend_function *function);
 void zend_init_static_variables_map_ptr(zend_op_array *op_array);
+zend_string *zval_make_interned_string(zval *zv);
 
 #define INITIAL_OP_ARRAY_SIZE 64