diff --git a/include/haproxy/check.h b/include/haproxy/check.h
index fdc447150..8a7c8dc64 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/check.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/check.h
@@ -90,8 +90,20 @@ int spoe_prepare_healthcheck_request(char **req, int *len);
 int spoe_handle_healthcheck_response(char *frame, size_t size, char *err, int errlen);
 
 int set_srv_agent_send(struct server *srv, const char *send);
-void set_srv_agent_addr(struct server *srv, struct sockaddr_storage *sk);
-void set_srv_agent_port(struct server *srv, int port);
+
+/* set agent addr and appropriate flag */
+static inline void set_srv_agent_addr(struct server *srv, struct sockaddr_storage *sk)
+{
+	srv->agent.addr = *sk;
+	srv->flags |= SRV_F_AGENTADDR;
+}
+
+/* set agent port and appropriate flag */
+static inline void set_srv_agent_port(struct server *srv, int port)
+{
+	srv->agent.port = port;
+	srv->flags |= SRV_F_AGENTPORT;
+}
 
 /* Use this one only. This inline version only ensures that we don't
  * call the function when the observe mode is disabled.
diff --git a/src/check.c b/src/check.c
index f0ae81504..cb1be9b91 100644
--- a/src/check.c
+++ b/src/check.c
@@ -1983,20 +1983,6 @@ int set_srv_agent_send(struct server *srv, const char *send)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* set agent addr and appropriate flag */
-inline void set_srv_agent_addr(struct server *srv, struct sockaddr_storage *sk)
-{
-	srv->agent.addr = *sk;
-	srv->flags |= SRV_F_AGENTADDR;
-}
-
-/* set agent port and appropriate flag */
-inline void set_srv_agent_port(struct server *srv, int port)
-{
-	srv->agent.port = port;
-	srv->flags |= SRV_F_AGENTPORT;
-}
-
 /* Parse the "agent-send" server keyword */
 static int srv_parse_agent_send(char **args, int *cur_arg, struct proxy *curpx, struct server *srv,
 				char **errmsg)