src/libFLAC/bitreader.c | 6 ++++++
 src/libFLAC/bitwriter.c | 6 ++++++
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/libFLAC/bitreader.c b/src/libFLAC/bitreader.c
index 792d6dd..1ff1a1c 100644
--- a/src/libFLAC/bitreader.c
+++ b/src/libFLAC/bitreader.c
@@ -1047,3 +1047,9 @@ FLAC__bool FLAC__bitreader_read_utf8_uint64(FLAC__BitReader *br, FLAC__uint64 *v
 	*val = v;
 	return true;
 }
+
+/* declare the inline functions as external definitions (see C99 6.7.4) so they are visible to the linker */
+extern FLAC__bool FLAC__bitreader_is_consumed_byte_aligned(const FLAC__BitReader *br);
+extern unsigned FLAC__bitreader_bits_left_for_byte_alignment(const FLAC__BitReader *br);
+extern unsigned FLAC__bitreader_get_input_bits_unconsumed(const FLAC__BitReader *br);
+extern FLAC__bool FLAC__bitreader_read_uint32_little_endian(FLAC__BitReader *br, FLAC__uint32 *val);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libFLAC/bitwriter.c b/src/libFLAC/bitwriter.c
index 7d61d73..8c1db64 100644
--- a/src/libFLAC/bitwriter.c
+++ b/src/libFLAC/bitwriter.c
@@ -848,3 +848,9 @@ FLAC__bool FLAC__bitwriter_zero_pad_to_byte_boundary(FLAC__BitWriter *bw)
 	else
 		return true;
 }
+
+/* declare the inline functions as external definitions (see C99 6.7.4) so they are visible to the linker */
+extern FLAC__bool FLAC__bitwriter_write_raw_int32(FLAC__BitWriter *bw, FLAC__int32 val, unsigned bits);
+extern FLAC__bool FLAC__bitwriter_write_raw_uint64(FLAC__BitWriter *bw, FLAC__uint64 val, unsigned bits);
+extern FLAC__bool FLAC__bitwriter_write_raw_uint32_little_endian(FLAC__BitWriter *bw, FLAC__uint32 val);
+extern FLAC__bool FLAC__bitwriter_write_byte_block(FLAC__BitWriter *bw, const FLAC__byte vals[], unsigned nvals);