diff --git a/samples/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/CMakeLists.txt
index eaba4da..0d77cf1 100644
--- a/samples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 if (NOT MSVC)
   set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEFAULT} -std=c99 -Wall -Wextra -pedantic")
   set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEFAULT} ${CXX11_FLAG} -Wall -Wextra -pedantic")
+
+  if (MINGW)
+    # see http://sourceforge.net/p/mingw/bugs/2250/
+    set (CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -D__NO_INLINE__")
+  endif ()
 endif ()
 
 include_directories(../include)
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index d224b12..2fb12a4 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ if (NOT MSVC)
   set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEFAULT} -std=gnu99 -Wall -Wextra")
   if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_WORKS)
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEFAULT} ${CXX11_FLAG} -Wall -Wextra")
+
+    if (MINGW)
+      # see http://sourceforge.net/p/mingw/bugs/2250/
+      set (CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -D__NO_INLINE__")
+    endif ()
   endif ()
 endif ()