diff --git a/doc/container.qbk b/doc/container.qbk
index 93ab8a1..66ba429 100644
--- a/doc/container.qbk
+++ b/doc/container.qbk
@@ -1248,6 +1248,9 @@ use [*Boost.Container]? There are several reasons for that:
 
 * Fixed serious bug in heterogeneous lookup functions (is_transparent was broken).
 
+* Fixed bugs:
+   * [@https://github.com/boostorg/container/issues/82 GitHub #82: ['"Function definition in header file"]].
+
 [endsect]
 
 [section:release_notes_boost_1_68_00 Boost 1.68 Release]
diff --git a/include/boost/container/detail/adaptive_node_pool_impl.hpp b/include/boost/container/detail/adaptive_node_pool_impl.hpp
index a92ba98..b207092 100644
--- a/include/boost/container/detail/adaptive_node_pool_impl.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/container/detail/adaptive_node_pool_impl.hpp
@@ -363,16 +363,16 @@ struct candidate_power_of_2_ct
 //       candidate_power_of_2_rt
 //
 /////////////////////////////////////////////
-void candidate_power_of_2_rt  ( std::size_t initial_alignment
-                              , std::size_t real_node_size
-                              , std::size_t payload_per_allocation
-                              , std::size_t min_elements_per_block
-                              , std::size_t hdr_size
-                              , std::size_t hdr_offset_size
-                              , std::size_t overhead_percent
-                              , std::size_t &alignment
-                              , std::size_t &num_subblocks
-                              , std::size_t &real_num_node)
+inline void candidate_power_of_2_rt ( std::size_t initial_alignment
+                                    , std::size_t real_node_size
+                                    , std::size_t payload_per_allocation
+                                    , std::size_t min_elements_per_block
+                                    , std::size_t hdr_size
+                                    , std::size_t hdr_offset_size
+                                    , std::size_t overhead_percent
+                                    , std::size_t &alignment
+                                    , std::size_t &num_subblocks
+                                    , std::size_t &real_num_node)
 {
    bool overhead_satisfied = false;
    std::size_t num_b_subblock = 0;