diff --git a/src/statusview_curses.cc b/src/statusview_curses.cc
index 4079e70d..bcb724e3 100644
--- a/src/statusview_curses.cc
+++ b/src/statusview_curses.cc
@@ -70,6 +70,20 @@ void status_field::do_cylon()
     }
 }
 
+void status_field::set_stitch_value(view_colors::role_t left,
+                                    view_colors::role_t right)
+{
+    string_attrs_t &sa = this->sf_value.get_attrs();
+    struct line_range lr(0, 1);
+
+    this->sf_value.get_string() = "::";
+    sa.clear();
+    sa.emplace_back(lr, &view_curses::VC_ROLE, left);
+    lr.lr_start = 1;
+    lr.lr_end   = 2;
+    sa.emplace_back(lr, &view_curses::VC_ROLE, right);
+}
+
 void statusview_curses::do_update()
 {
     int           top, attrs, field, field_count, left = 0, right;
diff --git a/src/statusview_curses.hh b/src/statusview_curses.hh
index 2a311b44..790df644 100644
--- a/src/statusview_curses.hh
+++ b/src/statusview_curses.hh
@@ -78,17 +78,7 @@ public:
         return *this;
     };
 
-    void set_stitch_value(view_colors::role_t left, view_colors::role_t right)
-    {
-        string_attrs_t &sa = this->sf_value.get_attrs();
-        struct line_range lr(0, 1);
-
-        this->sf_value.get_string() = "::";
-        sa.emplace_back(lr, &view_curses::VC_ROLE, left);
-        lr.lr_start = 1;
-        lr.lr_end   = 2;
-        sa.emplace_back(lr, &view_curses::VC_ROLE, right);
-    };
+    void set_stitch_value(view_colors::role_t left, view_colors::role_t right);
 
     void set_left_pad(size_t val) { this->sf_left_pad = val; };
     size_t get_left_pad() const { return this->sf_left_pad; };