diff --git a/src/sim/eventq.cc b/src/sim/eventq.cc
index dfff760a0..9c8792f8d 100644
--- a/src/sim/eventq.cc
+++ b/src/sim/eventq.cc
@@ -57,6 +57,21 @@ EventQueue mainEventQueue("Main Event Queue");
 Counter Event::instanceCounter = 0;
 #endif
 
+Event::~Event()
+{
+}
+
+const std::string
+Event::name() const
+{
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+    return csprintf("Event_%d", instance);
+#else
+    return csprintf("Event_%x", (uintptr_t)this);
+#endif
+}
+
+
 Event *
 Event::insertBefore(Event *event, Event *curr)
 {
diff --git a/src/sim/eventq.hh b/src/sim/eventq.hh
index 281df2dc3..5c98659b6 100644
--- a/src/sim/eventq.hh
+++ b/src/sim/eventq.hh
@@ -209,20 +209,8 @@ class Event : public Serializable, public FastAlloc
 #endif
     }
 
-    virtual
-    ~Event()
-    {
-    }
-
-    virtual const std::string
-    name() const
-    {
-#ifndef NDEBUG
-        return csprintf("Event_%d", instance);
-#else
-        return csprintf("Event_%x", (uintptr_t)this);
-#endif
-    }
+    virtual ~Event();
+    virtual const std::string name() const;
 
     /// Return a C string describing the event.  This string should
     /// *not* be dynamically allocated; just a const char array