diff --git a/base/mysql.cc b/base/mysql.cc
index 8481e74e2..15e12fdeb 100644
--- a/base/mysql.cc
+++ b/base/mysql.cc
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <iostream>
 
 #include "base/mysql.hh"
+#include "base/trace.hh"
 
 using namespace std;
 
@@ -94,4 +95,16 @@ Connection::close()
     mysql_close(&mysql);
 }
 
+bool
+Connection::query(const string &sql)
+{
+    DPRINTF(SQL, "Sending SQL query to server:\n%s", sql);
+    error.clear();
+    if (mysql_real_query(&mysql, sql.c_str(), sql.size()))
+        error.set(mysql_error(&mysql));
+
+    return error;
+}
+
+
 /* namespace MySQL */ }
diff --git a/base/mysql.hh b/base/mysql.hh
index 23edb878c..58a1bf7c2 100644
--- a/base/mysql.hh
+++ b/base/mysql.hh
@@ -177,16 +177,7 @@ class Connection
     operator MYSQL *() { return &mysql; }
 
   public:
-    bool
-    query(const std::string &sql)
-    {
-        DPRINTF(SQL, "Sending SQL query to server:\n%s", sql);
-        error.clear();
-        if (mysql_real_query(&mysql, sql.c_str(), sql.size()))
-            error.set(mysql_error(&mysql));
-
-        return error;
-    }
+    bool query(const std::string &sql);
 
     bool
     query(const std::stringstream &sql)