diff --git a/dix/input_priv.h b/dix/input_priv.h
index 9828fea64..2025bfab6 100644
--- a/dix/input_priv.h
+++ b/dix/input_priv.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ SOFTWARE.
 
 #include "include/cursor.h"
 #include "include/input.h"
+#include "include/inputstr.h"
 
 void InitCoreDevices(void);
 void InitXTestDevices(void);
@@ -516,6 +517,13 @@ void LastEventTimeToggleResetAll(Bool state);
  * @param len size of bitmask in bits (may span multiple bytes)
  * @return number of bits set in the given bitmask
  */
-int CountBits(const uint8_t * mask, int len);
+static inline int CountBits(const uint8_t * mask, int len)
+{
+    int ret = 0;
+    for (int i = 0; i < len; i++)
+        if (BitIsOn(mask, i))
+            ret++;
+    return ret;
+}
 
 #endif /* _XSERVER_INPUT_PRIV_H */
diff --git a/dix/inpututils.c b/dix/inpututils.c
index df7411527..25a309067 100644
--- a/dix/inpututils.c
+++ b/dix/inpututils.c
@@ -690,19 +690,6 @@ valuator_mask_fetch_unaccelerated(const ValuatorMask *mask,
         return FALSE;
 }
 
-int
-CountBits(const uint8_t * mask, int len)
-{
-    int i;
-    int ret = 0;
-
-    for (i = 0; i < len; i++)
-        if (BitIsOn(mask, i))
-            ret++;
-
-    return ret;
-}
-
 /**
  * Verifies sanity of the event. If the event is not an internal event,
  * memdumps the first 32 bytes of event to the log, a backtrace, then kill