diff --git a/compiler/cpp/Makefile.am b/compiler/cpp/Makefile.am
index 24687dc..6902ba4 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/Makefile.am
+++ b/compiler/cpp/Makefile.am
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
                  src/parse/t_scope.h \
                  src/parse/t_const.h \
                  src/parse/t_const_value.h \
+                 src/parse/parse.cc \
                  src/generate/t_generator.h \
                  src/generate/t_oop_generator.h
 
diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/parse/parse.cc b/compiler/cpp/src/parse/parse.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2570c37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/cpp/src/parse/parse.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#include "t_type.h"
+
+#include "md5.h"
+
+void t_type::generate_fingerprint() {
+  std::string material = get_fingerprint_material();
+  md5_state_t ctx;
+  md5_init(&ctx);
+  md5_append(&ctx, (md5_byte_t*)(material.data()), (int)material.size());
+  md5_finish(&ctx, (md5_byte_t*)fingerprint_);
+}
diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/parse/t_type.h b/compiler/cpp/src/parse/t_type.h
index 4ce2eda..0941a26 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/parse/t_type.h
+++ b/compiler/cpp/src/parse/t_type.h
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include "t_doc.h"
 
-// What's worse?  This, or making a src/parse/non_inlined.cc?
-#include "md5.h"
-
 class t_program;
 
 /**
@@ -82,13 +79,7 @@
   static const int fingerprint_len = 16;
 
   // Call this before trying get_*_fingerprint().
-  virtual void generate_fingerprint() {
-    std::string material = get_fingerprint_material();
-    md5_state_t ctx;
-    md5_init(&ctx);
-    md5_append(&ctx, (md5_byte_t*)(material.data()), (int)material.size());
-    md5_finish(&ctx, (md5_byte_t*)fingerprint_);
-  }
+  virtual void generate_fingerprint();
 
   bool has_fingerprint() const {
     for (int i = 0; i < fingerprint_len; i++) {