diff --git a/src/utils.c b/src/utils.c
index 04d0eec5..57018247 100644
--- a/src/utils.c
+++ b/src/utils.c
@@ -185,6 +185,26 @@ void FATAL(const char *msg)
     exit(-1);
 }
 
+void *ss_malloc(size_t size)
+{
+    void *tmp = malloc(size);
+    if (tmp == NULL)
+        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    return tmp;
+}
+
+void *ss_realloc(void *ptr, size_t new_size)
+{
+    void *new = realloc(ptr, new_size);
+    if (new == NULL) {
+        free(ptr);
+        ptr = NULL;
+        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
+    return new;
+}
+
+
 void usage()
 {
     printf("\n");
diff --git a/src/utils.h b/src/utils.h
index 2e4181a8..434d3577 100644
--- a/src/utils.h
+++ b/src/utils.h
@@ -203,29 +203,13 @@ char *ss_strndup(const char *s, size_t n);
 int set_nofile(int nofile);
 #endif
 
+void *ss_malloc(size_t size);
+void *ss_realloc(void *ptr, size_t new_size);
+
 #define ss_free(ptr)     \
     do {                 \
         free(ptr);       \
         ptr = NULL;      \
     } while(0)
 
-inline void *ss_malloc(size_t size)
-{
-    void *tmp = malloc(size);
-    if (tmp == NULL)
-        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-    return tmp;
-}
-
-inline void *ss_realloc(void *ptr, size_t new_size)
-{
-    void *new = realloc(ptr, new_size);
-    if (new == NULL) {
-        free(ptr);
-        ptr = NULL;
-        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-    }
-    return new;
-}
-
 #endif // _UTILS_H