diff --git a/engine/server/server.h b/engine/server/server.h
index 674cffd9..476f42ca 100644
--- a/engine/server/server.h
+++ b/engine/server/server.h
@@ -625,12 +625,18 @@ void SV_RestartAmbientSounds( void );
 void SV_RestartDecals( void );
 void SV_RestartStaticEnts( void );
 int pfnDropToFloor( edict_t* e );
-edict_t *SV_EdictNum( int n );
 void SV_SetModel( edict_t *ent, const char *name );
 int pfnDecalIndex( const char *m );
 void SV_CreateDecal( sizebuf_t *msg, const float *origin, int decalIndex, int entityIndex, int modelIndex, int flags, float scale );
 qboolean SV_RestoreCustomDecal( struct decallist_s *entry, edict_t *pEdict, qboolean adjacent );
 
+static inline edict_t *SV_EdictNum( int n )
+{
+	if( likely( n >= 0 && n < GI->max_edicts ))
+		return &svgame.edicts[n];
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 //
 // sv_log.c
 //
diff --git a/engine/server/sv_game.c b/engine/server/sv_game.c
index 4187ad01..b479ef7a 100644
--- a/engine/server/sv_game.c
+++ b/engine/server/sv_game.c
@@ -39,13 +39,6 @@ static vec3_t viewPoint[MAX_CLIENTS];
 typedef void (__cdecl *LINK_ENTITY_FUNC)( entvars_t *pev );
 typedef void (__stdcall *GIVEFNPTRSTODLL)( enginefuncs_t* engfuncs, globalvars_t *pGlobals );
 
-edict_t *SV_EdictNum( int n )
-{
-	if(( n >= 0 ) && ( n < GI->max_edicts ))
-		return svgame.edicts + n;
-	return NULL;
-}
-
 #ifndef NDEBUG
 qboolean SV_CheckEdict( const edict_t *e, const char *file, const int line )
 {