diff --git a/wpilibc/src/main/native/include/frc/Alert.h b/wpilibc/src/main/native/include/frc/Alert.h
index 11adb80b640..b4f9f0af001 100644
--- a/wpilibc/src/main/native/include/frc/Alert.h
+++ b/wpilibc/src/main/native/include/frc/Alert.h
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ class Alert {
   static SendableAlerts& GetGroupSendable(std::string_view group);
 };
 
-constexpr std::string_view format_as(Alert::AlertType type) {
+inline std::string format_as(Alert::AlertType type) {
   switch (type) {
     case Alert::AlertType::kInfo:
       return "kInfo";