diff --git a/include/wx/dvrenderers.h b/include/wx/dvrenderers.h
index ca89147b0a..612e87d455 100644
--- a/include/wx/dvrenderers.h
+++ b/include/wx/dvrenderers.h
@@ -54,6 +54,21 @@ public:
     void SetIcon( const wxIcon &icon )   { m_icon = icon; }
     const wxIcon &GetIcon() const        { return m_icon; }
 
+    bool IsSameAs(const wxDataViewIconText& other) const
+    {
+        return m_text == other.m_text && m_icon.IsSameAs(other.m_icon);
+    }
+
+    bool operator==(const wxDataViewIconText& other) const
+    {
+        return IsSameAs(other);
+    }
+
+    bool operator!=(const wxDataViewIconText& other) const
+    {
+        return !IsSameAs(other);
+    }
+
 private:
     wxString    m_text;
     wxIcon      m_icon;
@@ -61,19 +76,6 @@ private:
     DECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxDataViewIconText)
 };
 
-inline
-bool operator==(const wxDataViewIconText& left, const wxDataViewIconText& right)
-{
-    return left.GetText() == right.GetText() &&
-             left.GetIcon().IsSameAs(right.GetIcon());
-}
-
-inline
-bool operator!=(const wxDataViewIconText& left, const wxDataViewIconText& right)
-{
-    return !(left == right);
-}
-
 DECLARE_VARIANT_OBJECT_EXPORTED(wxDataViewIconText, WXDLLIMPEXP_ADV)
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------