diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/bfs.h b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/bfs.h
index aba6a04c14..997d9ea233 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/bfs.h
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/bfs.h
@@ -187,14 +187,6 @@ struct bfs_inode {
 	small_data	small_data_start[0];
 #endif
 	
-	inline small_data *SmallDataStart() const {
-		#if __MWERKS__
-			return (small_data *)(&pad[4] /* last item in pad + sizeof(int32) */);
-		#else
-			return small_data_start;
-		#endif
-	}
-	
 	int32 Magic1() const { return BFS_ENDIAN_TO_HOST_INT32(magic1); }
 	int32 UserID() const { return BFS_ENDIAN_TO_HOST_INT32(uid); }
 	int32 GroupID() const { return BFS_ENDIAN_TO_HOST_INT32(gid); }
@@ -205,6 +197,8 @@ struct bfs_inode {
 	bigtime_t LastModifiedTime() const { return BFS_ENDIAN_TO_HOST_INT64(last_modified_time); }
 	bigtime_t CreateTime() const { return BFS_ENDIAN_TO_HOST_INT64(create_time); }
 
+	inline small_data *SmallDataStart();
+
 	status_t InitCheck(Volume *volume);
 		// defined in Inode.cpp
 };	
@@ -382,4 +376,19 @@ small_data::IsLast(const bfs_inode *inode) const
 }
 
 
+/************************ bfs_inode inline functions ************************/
+//	#pragma mark -
+
+
+inline small_data *
+bfs_inode::SmallDataStart()
+{
+#if __MWERKS__
+	return (small_data *)(&pad[4] /* last item in pad + sizeof(int32) */);
+#else
+	return small_data_start;
+#endif
+}
+
+
 #endif	/* BFS_H */