diff --git a/ydb/library/actors/wilson/wilson_span.cpp b/ydb/library/actors/wilson/wilson_span.cpp
index 017e17f23abd..98d51d5160a4 100644
--- a/ydb/library/actors/wilson/wilson_span.cpp
+++ b/ydb/library/actors/wilson/wilson_span.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ namespace NWilson {
         SerializeValue(std::move(value), pb->mutable_value());
     }
 
+    TSpan& TSpan::Link(const TTraceId& traceId) {
+        return Link(traceId, {});
+    }
+
     void TSpan::Send() {
         Data->ActorSystem->Send(new IEventHandle(MakeWilsonUploaderId(), {}, new TEvWilson(&Data->Span)));
         Data->Sent = true;
diff --git a/ydb/library/actors/wilson/wilson_span.h b/ydb/library/actors/wilson/wilson_span.h
index 3db7786a0bf0..c92b43529d25 100644
--- a/ydb/library/actors/wilson/wilson_span.h
+++ b/ydb/library/actors/wilson/wilson_span.h
@@ -214,9 +214,7 @@ namespace NWilson {
             return *this;
         }
 
-        TSpan& Link(const TTraceId& traceId) {
-            return Link(traceId, {});
-        }
+        TSpan& Link(const TTraceId& traceId);
 
         void EndOk() {
             if (Y_UNLIKELY(*this)) {