diff --git a/.github/workflows/secure_zero_odr.yml b/.github/workflows/secure_zero_odr.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..479bd85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/secure_zero_odr.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+name: ODR checks
+
+on:
+  push
+
+jobs:
+  odr:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y build-essential
+          
+      - name: Build secure_zero ODR sample
+        run: |
+          g++ -std=c++11 -Wall -Wextra -pedantic -DHMAC_CPP_STATIC -Iinclude \
+            tests/odr/main.cpp \
+            tests/odr/tu_memset.cpp \
+            tests/odr/tu_explicit.cpp \
+            tests/odr/platform_stubs.cpp \
+            -o secure_zero_odr
+            
+      - name: Run secure_zero ODR sample
+        run: ./secure_zero_odr
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diff --git a/include/hmac_cpp/secure_buffer.hpp b/include/hmac_cpp/secure_buffer.hpp
index 9f109e7..c2d0c4b 100644
--- a/include/hmac_cpp/secure_buffer.hpp
+++ b/include/hmac_cpp/secure_buffer.hpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ namespace hmac_cpp {
 /// \brief Securely zeroes a memory region.
 /// \param ptr Pointer to the memory to wipe.
 /// \param len Number of bytes to set to zero.
-inline void secure_zero(void* ptr, size_t len) {
+static inline void secure_zero(void* ptr, size_t len) {
 #if defined(__STDC_LIB_EXT1__)
     (void)memset_s(ptr, len, 0, len);
 #elif defined(HAVE_EXPLICIT_BZERO)
diff --git a/tests/odr/main.cpp b/tests/odr/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..276f950
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/odr/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#include <iostream>
+
+extern "C" bool secure_zero_memset_s_branch();
+extern "C" bool secure_zero_explicit_bzero_branch();
+
+int main() {
+    const bool memset_ok = secure_zero_memset_s_branch();
+    const bool explicit_ok = secure_zero_explicit_bzero_branch();
+
+    if (!memset_ok || !explicit_ok) {
+        std::cout << "secure_zero failed: memset_s=" << memset_ok
+                  << ", explicit_bzero=" << explicit_ok << "\n";
+        return 1;
+	}
+	
+	std::cout << "secure_zero zeroed buffers across translation units\n";
+    return 0;
+}
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diff --git a/tests/odr/platform_stubs.cpp b/tests/odr/platform_stubs.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74b4d99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/odr/platform_stubs.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#include <cstddef>
+#include <cstring>
+
+extern "C" int memset_s(void* dest, size_t destsz, int ch, size_t count) {
+    (void)destsz;
+    std::memset(dest, ch, count);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+extern "C" void explicit_bzero(void* dest, size_t count) noexcept {
+    std::memset(dest, 0, count);
+}
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diff --git a/tests/odr/tu_explicit.cpp b/tests/odr/tu_explicit.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02c91fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/odr/tu_explicit.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#include <array>
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <cstddef>
+
+extern "C" void explicit_bzero(void* dest, size_t count) noexcept;
+
+#undef __STDC_WANT_LIB_EXT1__
+#undef __STDC_LIB_EXT1__
+#define HAVE_EXPLICIT_BZERO 1
+
+#include <hmac_cpp/secure_buffer.hpp>
+
+extern "C" bool secure_zero_explicit_bzero_branch() {
+    std::array<unsigned char, 8> buffer{};
+    buffer.fill(0xBB);
+
+    hmac_cpp::secure_zero(buffer.data(), buffer.size());
+
+    return std::all_of(buffer.begin(), buffer.end(), [](unsigned char value) {
+        return value == 0;
+    });
+}
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diff --git a/tests/odr/tu_memset.cpp b/tests/odr/tu_memset.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1517dc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/odr/tu_memset.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#include <array>
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <cstddef>
+
+extern "C" int memset_s(void* dest, size_t destsz, int ch, size_t count);
+
+#define __STDC_WANT_LIB_EXT1__ 1
+#define __STDC_LIB_EXT1__ 1
+#undef HAVE_EXPLICIT_BZERO
+
+#include <hmac_cpp/secure_buffer.hpp>
+
+extern "C" bool secure_zero_memset_s_branch() {
+    std::array<unsigned char, 8> buffer{};
+    buffer.fill(0xAA);
+
+    hmac_cpp::secure_zero(buffer.data(), buffer.size());
+
+    return std::all_of(buffer.begin(), buffer.end(), [](unsigned char value) {
+        return value == 0;
+    });
+}
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