diff --git a/gnu/lib/libg++/include/streambuf.h b/gnu/lib/libg++/include/streambuf.h
index 1b02d9e3387..7a3df54fcb6 100644
--- a/gnu/lib/libg++/include/streambuf.h
+++ b/gnu/lib/libg++/include/streambuf.h
@@ -247,8 +247,8 @@ class ios : public _ios_fields {
 
   protected:
     ios(streambuf* sb = 0, ostream* tie_to = 0) { init(sb, tie_to); }
-    inline virtual ~ios();
-    inline void init(streambuf* sb, ostream* tie = 0);
+    virtual ~ios();
+    void init(streambuf* sb, ostream* tie = 0);
 };
 
 #if __GNUG__==1