diff --git a/sv.c b/sv.c
index ae6d09dea28a..5e039fbcac6f 100644
--- a/sv.c
+++ b/sv.c
@@ -9598,17 +9598,18 @@ Perl_sv_dec_nomg(pTHX_ SV *const sv)
     sv_setnv(sv,Atof(SvPVX_const(sv)) - 1.0);	/* punt */
 }
 
-/* this define is used to eliminate a chunk of duplicated but shared logic
- * it has the suffix __SV_C to signal that it isnt API, and isnt meant to be
- * used anywhere but here - yves
+/* This internal function is used to eliminate a chunk of duplicated but shared
+ * logic.
  */
-#define PUSH_EXTEND_MORTAL__SV_C(AnSv) \
-    STMT_START {      \
-        SSize_t ix = ++PL_tmps_ix;		\
-        if (UNLIKELY(ix >= PL_tmps_max))	\
-            ix = tmps_grow_p(ix);			\
-        PL_tmps_stack[ix] = (AnSv); \
-    } STMT_END
+PERL_STATIC_INLINE void
+S_push_extend_mortal(pTHX_ SV *const sv)
+{
+    SSize_t ix = ++PL_tmps_ix;
+    if (UNLIKELY(ix >= PL_tmps_max))
+        ix = tmps_grow_p(ix);
+    PL_tmps_stack[ix] = sv;
+}
+#define push_extend_mortal(sv) S_push_extend_mortal(aTHX_ sv)
 
 /*
 =for apidoc      sv_mortalcopy
@@ -9641,7 +9642,7 @@ Perl_sv_mortalcopy_flags(pTHX_ SV *const oldstr, U32 flags)
         SvGETMAGIC(oldstr); /* before new_SV, in case it dies */
     new_SV(sv);
     sv_setsv_flags(sv,oldstr,flags & ~SV_GMAGIC);
-    PUSH_EXTEND_MORTAL__SV_C(sv);
+    push_extend_mortal(sv);
     SvTEMP_on(sv);
     return sv;
 }
@@ -9664,7 +9665,7 @@ Perl_sv_newmortal(pTHX)
 
     new_SV(sv);
     SvFLAGS(sv) = SVs_TEMP;
-    PUSH_EXTEND_MORTAL__SV_C(sv);
+    push_extend_mortal(sv);
     return sv;
 }
 
@@ -9714,7 +9715,7 @@ Perl_newSVpvn_flags(pTHX_ const char *const s, const STRLEN len, const U32 flags
     SvFLAGS(sv) |= flags;
 
     if(flags & SVs_TEMP){
-        PUSH_EXTEND_MORTAL__SV_C(sv);
+        push_extend_mortal(sv);
     }
 
     return sv;
@@ -9739,7 +9740,7 @@ Perl_sv_2mortal(pTHX_ SV *const sv)
         return sv;
     if (SvIMMORTAL(sv))
         return sv;
-    PUSH_EXTEND_MORTAL__SV_C(sv);
+    push_extend_mortal(sv);
     SvTEMP_on(sv);
     return sv;
 }
@@ -9813,7 +9814,7 @@ Perl_newSVhek_mortal(pTHX_ const HEK *const hek)
     assert(sv);
     assert(!SvIMMORTAL(sv));
 
-    PUSH_EXTEND_MORTAL__SV_C(sv);
+    push_extend_mortal(sv);
     SvTEMP_on(sv);
     return sv;
 }