diff --git a/src/cas/io/bsdSocket/casDGIntfIO.cc b/src/cas/io/bsdSocket/casDGIntfIO.cc
index 991274dba..d61c77c06 100644
--- a/src/cas/io/bsdSocket/casDGIntfIO.cc
+++ b/src/cas/io/bsdSocket/casDGIntfIO.cc
@@ -562,3 +562,13 @@ SOCKET casDGIntfIO::makeSockDG ()
 
     return newSock;
 }
+
+//
+// casDGIntfIO::getFD()
+// (avoid problems with the GNU inliner)
+//
+inline int casDGIntfIO::getFD() const
+{
+    return this->sock;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/cas/io/bsdSocket/casIODIL.h b/src/cas/io/bsdSocket/casIODIL.h
index f231f2dff..9d680f3bc 100644
--- a/src/cas/io/bsdSocket/casIODIL.h
+++ b/src/cas/io/bsdSocket/casIODIL.h
@@ -2,15 +2,6 @@
 #ifndef casIODILh
 #define casIODILh
 
-
-//
-// casDGIntfIO::getFD()
-//
-inline int casDGIntfIO::getFD() const
-{
-	return this->sock;
-}
-
 //
 // casDGIntfIO::getBCastFD()
 //
@@ -27,13 +18,5 @@ inline bool casDGIntfIO::validBCastFD() const
 	return this->bcastRecvSock!=INVALID_SOCKET;
 }
 
-//
-// casIntfIO::serverAddress ()
-//
-inline caNetAddr casIntfIO::serverAddress () const
-{
-    return caNetAddr (this->addr);
-}
-
 #endif // casIODILh
 
diff --git a/src/cas/io/bsdSocket/casIntfIO.cc b/src/cas/io/bsdSocket/casIntfIO.cc
index 702475029..7eb181952 100644
--- a/src/cas/io/bsdSocket/casIntfIO.cc
+++ b/src/cas/io/bsdSocket/casIntfIO.cc
@@ -221,3 +221,12 @@ void casIntfIO::show(unsigned level) const
 	}
 }
 
+//
+// casIntfIO::serverAddress ()
+// (avoid problems with GNU inliner)
+//
+caNetAddr casIntfIO::serverAddress () const
+{
+    return caNetAddr (this->addr);
+}
+