diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index 21de8352e..0ee99d946 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.01.11 - 
 ==============================
+  Un-inline dbg_strdup.
   lv_reduce tidying.
   Remove some unnecessary parameters.
   Introduce seg_is macros.
diff --git a/lib/mm/dbg_malloc.c b/lib/mm/dbg_malloc.c
index 17f500777..1328c1c21 100644
--- a/lib/mm/dbg_malloc.c
+++ b/lib/mm/dbg_malloc.c
@@ -19,6 +19,16 @@
 
 #include <stdarg.h>
 
+char *dbg_strdup(const char *str)
+{
+	char *ret = dbg_malloc(strlen(str) + 1);
+
+	if (ret)
+		strcpy(ret, str);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 #ifdef DEBUG_MEM
 
 struct memblock {
diff --git a/lib/mm/dbg_malloc.h b/lib/mm/dbg_malloc.h
index 4d19672f3..d1a743040 100644
--- a/lib/mm/dbg_malloc.h
+++ b/lib/mm/dbg_malloc.h
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 void *malloc_aux(size_t s, const char *file, int line);
-#  define dbg_malloc(s) malloc_aux((s), __FILE__, __LINE__)
+#define dbg_malloc(s) malloc_aux((s), __FILE__, __LINE__)
+
+char *dbg_strdup(const char *str);
 
 #ifdef DEBUG_MEM
 
@@ -42,14 +44,4 @@ void bounds_check(void);
 
 #endif
 
-static inline char *dbg_strdup(const char *str)
-{
-	char *ret = dbg_malloc(strlen(str) + 1);
-
-	if (ret)
-		strcpy(ret, str);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
 #endif