diff --git a/include/boost/beast/core/detail/config.hpp b/include/boost/beast/core/detail/config.hpp
index 19ef3242..a3ef7f78 100644
--- a/include/boost/beast/core/detail/config.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/beast/core/detail/config.hpp
@@ -67,13 +67,6 @@ namespace net = boost::asio;
 # endif
 #endif
 
-#define BOOST_BEAST_INLINE_VARIABLE(name, type) \
-    namespace \
-    { \
-        constexpr auto& name = \
-            ::boost::beast::detail::static_const<type>::value; \
-    }
-
 // Default to a header-only implementation. The user must specifically
 // request separate compilation by defining BOOST_BEAST_SPLIT_COMPILATION
 #ifndef BOOST_BEAST_HEADER_ONLY
diff --git a/include/boost/beast/core/detail/static_const.hpp b/include/boost/beast/core/detail/static_const.hpp
index 0724e808..f8582326 100644
--- a/include/boost/beast/core/detail/static_const.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/beast/core/detail/static_const.hpp
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@ struct static_const
 template<typename T>
 constexpr T static_const<T>::value;
 
+#define BOOST_BEAST_INLINE_VARIABLE(name, type) \
+    namespace \
+    { \
+        constexpr auto& name = \
+            ::boost::beast::detail::static_const<type>::value; \
+    }
+
 } // detail
 } // beast
 } // boost