diff --git a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_mac_ObjCHelpers.h b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_mac_ObjCHelpers.h
index 1e199453b8..fd91a6a7a1 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_mac_ObjCHelpers.h
+++ b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_mac_ObjCHelpers.h
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ NSRect makeNSRect (const RectangleType& r) noexcept
 #endif
 
 template <typename SuperType, typename ReturnType, typename... Params>
-static ReturnType ObjCMsgSendSuper (id self, SEL sel, Params... params)
+inline ReturnType ObjCMsgSendSuper (id self, SEL sel, Params... params)
 {
     using SuperFn = ReturnType (*) (struct objc_super*, SEL, Params...);
     const auto fn = reinterpret_cast<SuperFn> (MetaSuperFn<ReturnType>::value);
@@ -253,6 +253,14 @@ template <typename NSType>
 using NSUniquePtr = std::unique_ptr<NSType, NSObjectDeleter>;
 
 //==============================================================================
+template <typename Type>
+inline Type getIvar (id self, const char* name)
+{
+    void* v = nullptr;
+    object_getInstanceVariable (self, name, &v);
+    return static_cast<Type> (v);
+}
+
 template <typename SuperclassType>
 struct ObjCClass
 {
@@ -323,14 +331,6 @@ struct ObjCClass
         return ObjCMsgSendSuper<SuperclassType, ReturnType, Params...> (self, sel, params...);
     }
 
-    template <typename Type>
-    static Type getIvar (id self, const char* name)
-    {
-        void* v = nullptr;
-        object_getInstanceVariable (self, name, &v);
-        return static_cast<Type> (v);
-    }
-
     Class cls;
 
 private:
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ NSObject* createNSObjectFromJuceClass (Class* obj)
 template <typename Class>
 Class* getJuceClassFromNSObject (NSObject* obj)
 {
-    return obj != nullptr ? ObjCLifetimeManagedClass<Class>:: template getIvar<Class*> (obj, "cppObject") : nullptr;
+    return obj != nullptr ? getIvar<Class*> (obj, "cppObject") : nullptr;
 }
 
 template <typename ReturnT, class Class, typename... Params>
diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_mac_NSViewComponentPeer.mm b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_mac_NSViewComponentPeer.mm
index 839584d187..f6bcb31d26 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_mac_NSViewComponentPeer.mm
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_mac_NSViewComponentPeer.mm
@@ -1703,7 +1703,7 @@ struct NSViewComponentPeerWrapper  : public Base
 
     static NSViewComponentPeer* getOwner (id self)
     {
-        return Base::template getIvar<NSViewComponentPeer*> (self, "owner");
+        return getIvar<NSViewComponentPeer*> (self, "owner");
     }
 
     static id getAccessibleChild (id self)