diff --git a/src/factory/PVScalar.cpp b/src/factory/PVScalar.cpp
index 942cf52..dee59d1 100644
--- a/src/factory/PVScalar.cpp
+++ b/src/factory/PVScalar.cpp
@@ -29,22 +29,4 @@ namespace epics { namespace pvData {
     {
        return static_pointer_cast<const Scalar>(PVField::getField());
     }
-
-    template<>
-    std::ostream& PVScalarValue<int8>::dumpValue(std::ostream& o) const
-    {
-        return o << static_cast<int>(get());
-    }
-
-    template<>
-    std::ostream& PVScalarValue<uint8>::dumpValue(std::ostream& o) const
-    {
-    	return o << static_cast<unsigned int>(get());
-    }
-
-    template<>
-    std::ostream& PVScalarValue<boolean>::dumpValue(std::ostream& o) const
-    {
-        return o << std::boolalpha << static_cast<bool>(get());
-    }
 }}
diff --git a/src/pv/pvData.h b/src/pv/pvData.h
index 796abd6..2c6d128 100644
--- a/src/pv/pvData.h
+++ b/src/pv/pvData.h
@@ -437,14 +437,25 @@ private:
 };
 
 /**
- * @brief Some explicit specializations exist (defined in PVScalar.cpp)
+ * @brief Some explicit specializations exist
  */
-template<>
-    std::ostream& PVScalarValue<int8>::dumpValue(std::ostream& o) const;
-template<>
-    std::ostream& PVScalarValue<uint8>::dumpValue(std::ostream& o) const;
-template<>
-    std::ostream& PVScalarValue<boolean>::dumpValue(std::ostream& o) const;
+template<> inline
+std::ostream& PVScalarValue<int8>::dumpValue(std::ostream& o) const
+{
+    return o << static_cast<int>(get());
+}
+
+template<> inline
+std::ostream& PVScalarValue<uint8>::dumpValue(std::ostream& o) const
+{
+    return o << static_cast<unsigned int>(get());
+}
+
+template<> inline
+std::ostream& PVScalarValue<boolean>::dumpValue(std::ostream& o) const
+{
+    return o << std::boolalpha << static_cast<bool>(get());
+}
 
 /**
  * typedefs for the various possible scalar types.