diff --git a/test/threads/thread/constr/FArgs_pass.cpp b/test/threads/thread/constr/FArgs_pass.cpp
index c6630760..7b05786b 100644
--- a/test/threads/thread/constr/FArgs_pass.cpp
+++ b/test/threads/thread/constr/FArgs_pass.cpp
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
 unsigned throw_one = 0xFFFF;
 
 #if defined _GLIBCXX_THROW
-void* operator new(std::size_t s) _GLIBCXX_THROW (std::bad_alloc)
+inline void* operator new(std::size_t s) _GLIBCXX_THROW (std::bad_alloc)
 #elif defined BOOST_MSVC
-void* operator new(std::size_t s)
+inline void* operator new(std::size_t s)
 #else
 void* operator new(std::size_t s) throw (std::bad_alloc)
 #endif
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ void* operator new(std::size_t s) throw (std::bad_alloc)
 }
 
 #if defined BOOST_MSVC
-void operator delete(void* p)
+inline void operator delete(void* p)
 #else
-void operator delete(void* p) throw ()
+inline void operator delete(void* p) throw ()
 #endif
 {
   std::cout << __FILE__ << ":" << __LINE__ << std::endl;
diff --git a/test/threads/thread/constr/lambda_pass.cpp b/test/threads/thread/constr/lambda_pass.cpp
index 1d585a23..0ce72534 100644
--- a/test/threads/thread/constr/lambda_pass.cpp
+++ b/test/threads/thread/constr/lambda_pass.cpp
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@
 unsigned throw_one = 0xFFFF;
 
 #if defined _GLIBCXX_THROW
-void* operator new(std::size_t s) _GLIBCXX_THROW (std::bad_alloc)
+inline void* operator new(std::size_t s) _GLIBCXX_THROW (std::bad_alloc)
 #elif defined BOOST_MSVC
-void* operator new(std::size_t s)
+inline void* operator new(std::size_t s)
 #else
 void* operator new(std::size_t s) throw (std::bad_alloc)
 #endif
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ void* operator new(std::size_t s) throw (std::bad_alloc)
 }
 
 #if defined BOOST_MSVC
-void operator delete(void* p)
+inline void operator delete(void* p)
 #else
-void operator delete(void* p) throw ()
+inline void operator delete(void* p) throw ()
 #endif
 {
   std::free(p);