diff --git a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/types_c.h b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/types_c.h
index 8db2fe7661..d542721dfd 100644
--- a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/types_c.h
+++ b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/types_c.h
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 #ifndef CV_INLINE
 #  if defined __cplusplus
 #    define CV_INLINE inline
-#  elif (defined WIN32 || defined _WIN32 || defined WINCE) && !defined __GNUC__
+#  elif defined _MSC_VER
 #    define CV_INLINE __inline
 #  else
 #    define CV_INLINE static