diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/cuda/gstcudautils.cpp b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/cuda/gstcudautils.cpp
index e7844a8d6e..f070d5b617 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/cuda/gstcudautils.cpp
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/cuda/gstcudautils.cpp
@@ -1671,3 +1671,34 @@ gst_cuda_create_user_token (void)
 
   return user_token.fetch_add (1);
 }
+
+/**
+ * _gst_cuda_debug:
+ * @result: CUDA result code
+ * @cat: a #GstDebugCategory
+ * @file: the file that checking the result code
+ * @function: the function that checking the result code
+ * @line: the line that checking the result code
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE if CUDA device API call result is CUDA_SUCCESS
+ *
+ * Since: 1.24
+ */
+gboolean
+_gst_cuda_debug (CUresult result, GstDebugCategory * cat,
+    const gchar * file, const gchar * function, gint line)
+{
+  if (result != CUDA_SUCCESS) {
+#ifndef GST_DISABLE_GST_DEBUG
+    const gchar *_error_name, *_error_text;
+    CuGetErrorName (result, &_error_name);
+    CuGetErrorString (result, &_error_text);
+    gst_debug_log (cat, GST_LEVEL_WARNING, file, function, line,
+        NULL, "CUDA call failed: %s, %s", _error_name, _error_text);
+#endif
+
+    return FALSE;
+  }
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/cuda/gstcudautils.h b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/cuda/gstcudautils.h
index b93fe494b7..5e91e20139 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/cuda/gstcudautils.h
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/cuda/gstcudautils.h
@@ -27,41 +27,14 @@
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
+GST_CUDA_API
+gboolean _gst_cuda_debug (CUresult result,
+                          GstDebugCategory * cat,
+                          const gchar * file,
+                          const gchar * function,
+                          gint line);
+
 #ifndef GST_DISABLE_GST_DEBUG
-static inline gboolean
-_gst_cuda_debug(CUresult result, GstDebugCategory * category,
-    const gchar * file, const gchar * function, gint line)
-{
-  const gchar *_error_name, *_error_text;
-  if (result != CUDA_SUCCESS) {
-    CuGetErrorName (result, &_error_name);
-    CuGetErrorString (result, &_error_text);
-    gst_debug_log (category, GST_LEVEL_WARNING, file, function, line,
-        NULL, "CUDA call failed: %s, %s", _error_name, _error_text);
-
-    return FALSE;
-  }
-
-  return TRUE;
-}
-
-/**
- * gst_cuda_result:
- * @result: CUDA device API return code `CUresult`
- *
- * Returns: %TRUE if CUDA device API call result is CUDA_SUCCESS
- */
-#define gst_cuda_result(result) \
-  _gst_cuda_debug(result, GST_CAT_DEFAULT, __FILE__, GST_FUNCTION, __LINE__)
-#else
-
-static inline gboolean
-_gst_cuda_debug(CUresult result, GstDebugCategory * category,
-    const gchar * file, const gchar * function, gint line)
-{
-  return result == CUDA_SUCCESS;
-}
-
 /**
  * gst_cuda_result:
  * @result: CUDA device API return code `CUresult`
@@ -70,9 +43,12 @@ _gst_cuda_debug(CUresult result, GstDebugCategory * category,
  *
  * Since: 1.22
  */
+#define gst_cuda_result(result) \
+  _gst_cuda_debug(result, GST_CAT_DEFAULT, __FILE__, GST_FUNCTION, __LINE__)
+#else
 #define gst_cuda_result(result) \
   _gst_cuda_debug(result, NULL, __FILE__, GST_FUNCTION, __LINE__)
-#endif
+#endif /* GST_DISABLE_GST_DEBUG */
 
 /**
  * GstCudaQuarkId: