diff --git a/embed.fnc b/embed.fnc
index 2a74e27cf2..cb8893358b 100644
--- a/embed.fnc
+++ b/embed.fnc
@@ -2358,7 +2358,7 @@ ARdp	|OP *	|newSVREF	|NN OP *o
 Adp	|SV *	|newSVrv	|NN SV * const rv			\
 				|NULLOK const char * const classname
 ARdmp	|SV *	|newSVsv	|NULLOK SV * const old
-ARdp	|SV *	|newSVsv_flags	|NULLOK SV * const old			\
+ARdip	|SV *	|newSVsv_flags	|NULLOK SV * const old			\
 				|I32 flags
 ARdp	|SV *	|newSVsv_flags_NN					\
 				|NN SV * const old			\
diff --git a/proto.h b/proto.h
index 4312421404..64d50774ad 100644
--- a/proto.h
+++ b/proto.h
@@ -3121,10 +3121,6 @@ Perl_newSVsv(pTHX_ SV * const old)
         __attribute__warn_unused_result__; */
 
 PERL_CALLCONV SV *
-Perl_newSVsv_flags(pTHX_ SV * const old, I32 flags)
-        __attribute__warn_unused_result__;
-#define PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_NEWSVSV_FLAGS
-
 Perl_newSVsv_flags_NN(pTHX_ SV * const old, I32 flags)
         __attribute__warn_unused_result__;
 #define PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_NEWSVSV_FLAGS_NN       \
@@ -10025,6 +10021,11 @@ Perl_newSV_type_mortal(pTHX_ const svtype type)
         __attribute__always_inline__;
 # define PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_NEWSV_TYPE_MORTAL
 
+PERL_STATIC_INLINE SV *
+Perl_newSVsv_flags(pTHX_ SV * const old, I32 flags)
+        __attribute__warn_unused_result__;
+# define PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_NEWSVSV_FLAGS
+
 PERL_STATIC_INLINE SV *
 Perl_new_sv(pTHX_ const char *file, int line, const char *func);
 # define PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_NEW_SV                \
diff --git a/sv.c b/sv.c
index 5408c5e9ae..639546a64f 100644
--- a/sv.c
+++ b/sv.c
@@ -10614,30 +10614,6 @@ Perl_newRV(pTHX_ SV *const sv)
     return newRV_noinc(SvREFCNT_inc_simple_NN(sv));
 }
 
-/*
-=for apidoc newSVsv
-=for apidoc_item newSVsv_flags
-=for apidoc_item newSVsv_nomg
-
-These create a new SV which is an exact duplicate of the original SV
-(using C<sv_setsv>.)
-
-They differ only in that C<newSVsv> performs 'get' magic; C<newSVsv_nomg> skips
-any magic; and C<newSVsv_flags> allows you to explicitly set a C<flags>
-parameter.
-
-=cut
-*/
-
-SV *
-Perl_newSVsv_flags(pTHX_ SV *const old, I32 flags)
-{
-    if (!old)
-        return NULL;
-
-    return newSVsv_flags_NN(old, flags);
-}
-
 /*
 =for apidoc sv_reset
 
diff --git a/sv_inline.h b/sv_inline.h
index b17d1c91b4..df002df888 100644
--- a/sv_inline.h
+++ b/sv_inline.h
@@ -1005,5 +1005,30 @@ Perl_sv_setpv_freshbuf(pTHX_ SV *const sv)
     return SvPVX(sv);
 }
 
+/*
+=for apidoc newSVsv
+=for apidoc_item newSVsv_flags
+=for apidoc_item newSVsv_nomg
+
+These create a new SV which is an exact duplicate of the original SV
+(using C<newSVsv_flags_NN>.)
+
+They differ only in that C<newSVsv> performs 'get' magic; C<newSVsv_nomg> skips
+any magic; and C<newSVsv_flags> allows you to explicitly set a C<flags>
+parameter.
+
+=cut
+*/
+
+PERL_STATIC_INLINE SV *
+Perl_newSVsv_flags(pTHX_ SV *const old, I32 flags)
+{
+    if (!old)
+        return NULL;
+
+    return newSVsv_flags_NN(old, flags);
+}
+
+/*
  * ex: set ts=8 sts=4 sw=4 et:
  */