diff --git a/headers/private/kernel/util/kernel_cpp.h b/headers/private/kernel/util/kernel_cpp.h
index c5c5373f32..9c5ab9a11b 100644
--- a/headers/private/kernel/util/kernel_cpp.h
+++ b/headers/private/kernel/util/kernel_cpp.h
@@ -22,65 +22,6 @@ extern const nothrow_t std::nothrow;
 typedef struct {} mynothrow_t;
 extern const mynothrow_t mynothrow;
 
-
-inline void *
-operator new(size_t size) throw (std::bad_alloc)
-{
-	// we don't actually throw any exceptions, but we have to
-	// keep the prototype as specified in <new>, or else GCC 3
-	// won't like us
-	return malloc(size);
-}
-
-
-inline void *
-operator new[](size_t size) throw (std::bad_alloc)
-{
-	return malloc(size);
-}
-
-
-inline void *
-operator new(size_t size, const std::nothrow_t &) throw ()
-{
-	return malloc(size);
-}
-
-
-inline void *
-operator new[](size_t size, const std::nothrow_t &) throw ()
-{
-	return malloc(size);
-}
-
-
-inline void *
-operator new(size_t size, const mynothrow_t &) throw ()
-{
-	return malloc(size);
-}
-
-
-inline void *
-operator new[](size_t size, const mynothrow_t &) throw ()
-{
-	return malloc(size);
-}
-
-
-inline void
-operator delete(void *ptr) throw ()
-{
-	free(ptr);
-}
-
-
-inline void
-operator delete[](void *ptr) throw ()
-{
-	free(ptr);
-}
-
 #endif	// #if _KERNEL_MODE
 
 #endif	// __cplusplus
diff --git a/src/system/kernel/util/kernel_cpp.cpp b/src/system/kernel/util/kernel_cpp.cpp
index 52ee3e660b..0ad305a2bc 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/util/kernel_cpp.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/util/kernel_cpp.cpp
@@ -73,6 +73,63 @@ __cxa_finalize(void* dsoHandle)
 
 // full C++ support in the kernel
 #if (defined(_KERNEL_MODE) || defined(_LOADER_MODE))
+void *
+operator new(size_t size) throw (std::bad_alloc)
+{
+	// we don't actually throw any exceptions, but we have to
+	// keep the prototype as specified in <new>, or else GCC 3
+	// won't like us
+	return malloc(size);
+}
+
+
+void *
+operator new[](size_t size) throw (std::bad_alloc)
+{
+	return malloc(size);
+}
+
+
+void *
+operator new(size_t size, const std::nothrow_t &) throw ()
+{
+	return malloc(size);
+}
+
+
+void *
+operator new[](size_t size, const std::nothrow_t &) throw ()
+{
+	return malloc(size);
+}
+
+
+void *
+operator new(size_t size, const mynothrow_t &) throw ()
+{
+	return malloc(size);
+}
+
+
+void *
+operator new[](size_t size, const mynothrow_t &) throw ()
+{
+	return malloc(size);
+}
+
+
+void
+operator delete(void *ptr) throw ()
+{
+	free(ptr);
+}
+
+
+void
+operator delete[](void *ptr) throw ()
+{
+	free(ptr);
+}
 
 #ifndef _BOOT_MODE