diff --git a/inc/cleri/kwcache.h b/inc/cleri/kwcache.h
index d986b76..f796d4c 100644
--- a/inc/cleri/kwcache.h
+++ b/inc/cleri/kwcache.h
@@ -14,16 +14,9 @@ typedef struct cleri_parse_s cleri_parse_t;
 /* private functions */
 uint8_t * cleri__kwcache_new(const char * str);
 ssize_t cleri__kwcache_match(cleri_parse_t * pr, const char * str);
-static inline void cleri__kwcache_free(uint8_t * kwcache);
+void cleri__kwcache_free(uint8_t * kwcache);
 
 
-/*
- * Destroy kwcache. (parsing NULL is allowed)
- */
-static inline void cleri__kwcache_free(uint8_t * kwcache)
-{
-    free(kwcache);
-}
 
 #endif /* CLERI_KWCACHE_H_ */
 
diff --git a/src/kwcache.c b/src/kwcache.c
index 9557ffa..00d22e7 100644
--- a/src/kwcache.c
+++ b/src/kwcache.c
@@ -78,3 +78,11 @@ static void kwcache__kw_match(
         ? 0
         : pcre2_get_ovector_pointer(pr->match_data)[1];
 }
+
+/*
+ * Destroy kwcache. (parsing NULL is allowed)
+ */
+void cleri__kwcache_free(uint8_t * kwcache)
+{
+    free(kwcache);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/parse.c b/src/parse.c
index bfc21d8..0914434 100644
--- a/src/parse.c
+++ b/src/parse.c
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ cleri_parse_t * cleri_parse2(
 void cleri_parse_free(cleri_parse_t * pr)
 {
     cleri__node_free(pr->tree);
-    cleri__kwcache_free(pr->kwcache);
+    free(pr->kwcache);
     if (pr->expecting != NULL)
     {
         cleri__expecting_free(pr->expecting);