diff --git a/panda/src/bullet/bulletSoftBodyMaterial.I b/panda/src/bullet/bulletSoftBodyMaterial.I
index 7514fc7cbf..13326a54d9 100644
--- a/panda/src/bullet/bulletSoftBodyMaterial.I
+++ b/panda/src/bullet/bulletSoftBodyMaterial.I
@@ -30,3 +30,12 @@ empty() {
 
   return BulletSoftBodyMaterial(material);
 }
+
+/**
+ *
+ */
+INLINE btSoftBody::Material &BulletSoftBodyMaterial::
+get_material() const {
+
+  return _material;
+}
diff --git a/panda/src/bullet/bulletSoftBodyMaterial.cxx b/panda/src/bullet/bulletSoftBodyMaterial.cxx
index a7a66a5f62..052cd5a8aa 100644
--- a/panda/src/bullet/bulletSoftBodyMaterial.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/bullet/bulletSoftBodyMaterial.cxx
@@ -23,15 +23,6 @@ BulletSoftBodyMaterial(btSoftBody::Material &material) : _material(material) {
 
 }
 
-/**
- *
- */
-btSoftBody::Material &BulletSoftBodyMaterial::
-get_material() const {
-
-  return _material;
-}
-
 /**
  * Getter for the property m_kLST.
  */