diff --git a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/types_c.h b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/types_c.h
index 8db2fe7661..9bafb5580f 100644
--- a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/types_c.h
+++ b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/types_c.h
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@
 #    define CV_INLINE inline
 #  elif (defined WIN32 || defined _WIN32 || defined WINCE) && !defined __GNUC__
 #    define CV_INLINE __inline
+#  elif (defined WIN32 || defined WIN32 || defined WINCE) && (!defined GNUC && !defined _CVI)
 #  else
 #    define CV_INLINE static
 #  endif