diff --git a/ompi/mca/mpool/base/Makefile.am b/ompi/mca/mpool/base/Makefile.am
index a12b2d5f28..840c531b52 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/mpool/base/Makefile.am
+++ b/ompi/mca/mpool/base/Makefile.am
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ libmca_mpool_base_la_SOURCES = \
         mpool_base_close.c \
         mpool_base_init.c \
         mpool_base_lookup.c \
-        mpool_base_alloc.c
+        mpool_base_alloc.c \
+        mpool_base_mem_cb.c
 
 # Conditionally install the header files
 
diff --git a/ompi/mca/mpool/base/mpool_base_mem_cb.c b/ompi/mca/mpool/base/mpool_base_mem_cb.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b05d5f4a19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ompi/mca/mpool/base/mpool_base_mem_cb.c
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Trustees of Indiana University.
+ *                         All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Trustees of the University of Tennessee.
+ *                         All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart, 
+ *                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
+ *                         All rights reserved.
+ * $COPYRIGHT$
+ * 
+ * Additional copyrights may follow
+ * 
+ * $HEADER$
+ */
+/**
+ * @file
+ */
+#include "mpool_base_mem_cb.h"
+#include "base.h"
+
+/*
+ *  memory hook callback, called when memory is free'd out from under us
+ */
+void mca_mpool_base_mem_cb(void* base, size_t size, void* cbdata){
+
+    uint32_t i, cnt;
+    ompi_pointer_array_t regs;
+    mca_mpool_base_registration_t* reg;
+    mca_mpool_base_selected_module_t* current;
+    int rc;
+    opal_list_item_t* item;
+
+    for(item = opal_list_get_first(&mca_mpool_base_modules);
+        item != opal_list_get_end(&mca_mpool_base_modules);
+        item = opal_list_get_next(item)) {
+        
+        current = (mca_mpool_base_selected_module_t*) item; 
+        if(NULL != current->mpool_module->mpool_find) { 
+            rc = current->mpool_module->mpool_find(
+                                                   current->mpool_module, 
+                                                   base,
+                                                   size,
+                                                   &regs, 
+                                                   &cnt 
+                                                   ); 
+            if(OMPI_SUCCESS != rc) { 
+                return;
+            }
+            if(0 < cnt) { 
+                for(i = 0; i < cnt; i++) { 
+                    reg = (mca_mpool_base_registration_t*) 
+                        ompi_pointer_array_get_item(&regs, i);
+                    
+                    rc = current->mpool_module->mpool_deregister(
+                                                                 current->mpool_module, 
+                                                                 reg
+                                                                 ); 
+                    if(OMPI_SUCCESS != rc) { 
+                        return; 
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }    
+    }    
+}
+
+
+
diff --git a/ompi/mca/mpool/base/mpool_base_mem_cb.h b/ompi/mca/mpool/base/mpool_base_mem_cb.h
index 1718914b0a..308f01346f 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/mpool/base/mpool_base_mem_cb.h
+++ b/ompi/mca/mpool/base/mpool_base_mem_cb.h
@@ -35,47 +35,7 @@ extern "C" {
 /*
  *  memory hook callback, called when memory is free'd out from under us
  */
-static void mca_mpool_base_mem_cb(void* base, size_t size, void* cbdata){ 
-    uint32_t i, cnt;
-    ompi_pointer_array_t regs;
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t* reg;
-    mca_mpool_base_selected_module_t* current;
-    int rc;
-    opal_list_item_t* item;
-
-    for(item = opal_list_get_first(&mca_mpool_base_modules);
-        item != opal_list_get_end(&mca_mpool_base_modules);
-        item = opal_list_get_next(item)) {
-        
-        current = (mca_mpool_base_selected_module_t*) item; 
-        if(NULL != current->mpool_module->mpool_find) { 
-            rc = current->mpool_module->mpool_find(
-                                                   current->mpool_module, 
-                                                   base,
-                                                   size,
-                                                   &regs, 
-                                                   &cnt 
-                                                   ); 
-            if(OMPI_SUCCESS != rc) { 
-                return;
-            }
-            if(0 < cnt) { 
-                for(i = 0; i < cnt; i++) { 
-                    reg = (mca_mpool_base_registration_t*) 
-                        ompi_pointer_array_get_item(&regs, i);
-                    
-                    rc = current->mpool_module->mpool_deregister(
-                                                                 current->mpool_module, 
-                                                                 reg
-                                                                 ); 
-                    if(OMPI_SUCCESS != rc) { 
-                        return; 
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }    
-    }    
-}
+    void mca_mpool_base_mem_cb(void* base, size_t size, void* cbdata);
 
 #if defined(c_plusplus) || defined(__cplusplus)
 }