diff --git a/libaxx/include/new b/libaxx/include/new
index 091179a02..d3ae2686b 100644
--- a/libaxx/include/new
+++ b/libaxx/include/new
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef LIBAXX_NEW
 #define LIBAXX_NEW
 
-void * operator new(unsigned int size, void * ptr) noexcept {
+inline void * operator new(unsigned int size, void * ptr) noexcept {
   return ptr;
 }