diff --git a/src/systemc/core/scheduler.cc b/src/systemc/core/scheduler.cc
index 179bd55..f94c204 100644
--- a/src/systemc/core/scheduler.cc
+++ b/src/systemc/core/scheduler.cc
@@ -480,6 +480,13 @@
 }
 
 void
+Scheduler::scheduleTimeAdvancesEvent()
+{
+    if (!traceFiles.empty() && !timeAdvancesEvent.scheduled())
+        schedule(&timeAdvancesEvent);
+}
+
+void
 Scheduler::trace(bool delta)
 {
     for (auto tf: traceFiles)
diff --git a/src/systemc/core/scheduler.hh b/src/systemc/core/scheduler.hh
index c9ca161..e7c7290 100644
--- a/src/systemc/core/scheduler.hh
+++ b/src/systemc/core/scheduler.hh
@@ -459,12 +459,7 @@
 
     void timeAdvances() { trace(false); }
     EventWrapper<Scheduler, &Scheduler::timeAdvances> timeAdvancesEvent;
-    void
-    scheduleTimeAdvancesEvent()
-    {
-        if (!traceFiles.empty() && !timeAdvancesEvent.scheduled())
-            schedule(&timeAdvancesEvent);
-    }
+    void scheduleTimeAdvancesEvent();
 
     uint64_t _numCycles;
     uint64_t _changeStamp;