diff --git a/ext/journald_native/journald_dummy.c b/ext/journald_native/journald_dummy.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..330cfb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/journald_native/journald_dummy.c
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#include "journald_native.h"
+
+#ifdef JOURNALD_NATIVE_COMPILE_DUMMY
+
+int sd_journal_print(int priority, const char *format, ...)  { return 0; }
+int sd_journal_sendv(const iovec_t *iov, int n)              { return 0; }
+int sd_journal_perror(const char *message)                   { return 0; }
+
+#endif
diff --git a/ext/journald_native/sd_journal_dummy.h b/ext/journald_native/journald_dummy.h
similarity index 82%
rename from ext/journald_native/sd_journal_dummy.h
rename to ext/journald_native/journald_dummy.h
index 7e5159e..1c97dc8 100644
--- a/ext/journald_native/sd_journal_dummy.h
+++ b/ext/journald_native/journald_dummy.h
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@
 
 /* dummy code to be used in sd_journal.h on non-linux system */
 
+
+#ifdef  JOURNALD_NATIVE_COMPILE_DUMMY
+#ifndef JOURNALD_NATIVE_JOURNALD_DUMMY_H
+#define JOURNALD_NATIVE_JOURNALD_DUMMY_H
+
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
 #ifndef LOG_EMERG
@@ -41,6 +46,9 @@ struct jdn_dummy_iovec {
     size_t iov_len;     /* Number of bytes to transfer */
 };
 
-inline int sd_journal_print(int priority, const char *format, ...)  { return 0; }
-inline int sd_journal_sendv(const iovec_t *iov, int n)              { return 0; }
-inline int sd_journal_perror(const char *message)                   { return 0; }
+int sd_journal_print(int priority, const char *format, ...);
+int sd_journal_sendv(const iovec_t *iov, int n);
+int sd_journal_perror(const char *message);
+
+#endif
+#endif
diff --git a/ext/journald_native/journald_native.c b/ext/journald_native/journald_native.c
index ba657aa..56adefd 100644
--- a/ext/journald_native/journald_native.c
+++ b/ext/journald_native/journald_native.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <ruby.h>
-#include "sd_journal.h"
+#include "journald_native.h"
 
 void Init_journald_native();
 
diff --git a/ext/journald_native/sd_journal.h b/ext/journald_native/journald_native.h
similarity index 91%
rename from ext/journald_native/sd_journal.h
rename to ext/journald_native/journald_native.h
index d5a02f6..ec01d83 100644
--- a/ext/journald_native/sd_journal.h
+++ b/ext/journald_native/journald_native.h
@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
  */
 
-#include <stdbool.h>
+#ifndef JOURNALD_NATIVE_JOURNALD_NATIVE_H
 
-#ifndef JOURNALD_NATIVE_SD_JOURNAL_H
-    #define JOURNALD_NATIVE_SD_JOURNAL_H
+    #include <stdbool.h>
+
+    #define JOURNALD_NATIVE_JOURNALD_NATIVE_H
 
     #ifdef __linux__
 
@@ -59,10 +60,11 @@
     #else
 
         #define JOURNALD_NATIVE_SD_JOURNAL_DUMMY true
+        #define JOURNALD_NATIVE_COMPILE_DUMMY
 
         #warning Compiling dummy version of the gem for non-Linux OS
 
-        #include "sd_journal_dummy.h"
+        #include "journald_dummy.h"
 
     #endif