diff --git a/gst/Makefile.am b/gst/Makefile.am
index dcea04371f..8592e8cb87 100644
--- a/gst/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst/Makefile.am
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ libgstreamer_@GST_MAJORMINOR@_la_SOURCES =		\
 	gstthread.c		\
 	gstthreaddummy.c	\
 	$(GST_TRACE_SRC)	\
+	gsttrashstack.c		\
 	gsttype.c		\
 	$(GST_TYPEFIND_SRC)	\
 	gstutils.c		\
diff --git a/gst/gstmemchunk.c b/gst/gstmemchunk.c
index 360bdd6c7e..b13833cbaf 100644
--- a/gst/gstmemchunk.c
+++ b/gst/gstmemchunk.c
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@
 #include "gstlog.h"
 #include "gstutils.h"
 #include "gstmemchunk.h"
-
-#define GST_IMPLEMENT_INLINES 1
-#define __GST_TRASH_STACK_C__
 #include "gsttrashstack.h"
 
 #define GST_MEM_CHUNK_AREA(chunk) 	(((GstMemChunkElement*)(chunk))->area)
diff --git a/gst/gsttrashstack.c b/gst/gsttrashstack.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..66cf8309b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gst/gsttrashstack.c
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/* GStreamer
+ * Copyright (C) <1999> Erik Walthinsen <omega@cse.ogi.edu>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Library General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+#define GST_IMPLEMENT_INLINES 1
+#define __GST_TRASH_STACK_C__
+
+#include "gsttrashstack.h"
+