diff --git a/src/typeAdapter.cpp b/src/typeAdapter.cpp
index 2170ed53..13651900 100644
--- a/src/typeAdapter.cpp
+++ b/src/typeAdapter.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ namespace vmime
 {
 
 
+#if !defined(__GNUC__) || ((__GNUC__ >= 3) && (__GNUC_MINOR__ >= 3))
+
 template <>
 void typeAdapter <string>::parse(const string& buffer, const string::size_type position,
 	           const string::size_type end, string::size_type* newPosition)
@@ -35,5 +37,7 @@ void typeAdapter <string>::parse(const string& buffer, const string::size_type p
 		*newPosition = end;
 }
 
+#endif // !defined(__GNUC__) || ((__GNUC__ >= 3) && (__GNUC_MINOR__ >= 3))
+
 
 } // vmime
diff --git a/vmime/typeAdapter.hpp b/vmime/typeAdapter.hpp
index 9d25f416..906f34a5 100644
--- a/vmime/typeAdapter.hpp
+++ b/vmime/typeAdapter.hpp
@@ -121,9 +121,30 @@ private:
 };
 
 
-template <>
-void typeAdapter <string>::parse(const string& buffer, const string::size_type position,
-	           const string::size_type end, string::size_type* newPosition);
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && (__GNUC__ >= 3) && (__GNUC_MINOR__ <= 2)
+
+	// Because of a bug with g++ <= 3.2, we have to put the implementation
+	// of the function inline.
+
+	template <>
+	inline void typeAdapter <string>::parse
+		(const string& buffer, const string::size_type position,
+		 const string::size_type end, string::size_type* newPosition)
+	{
+		m_value = string(buffer.begin() + position, buffer.begin() + end);
+
+		if (newPosition)
+			*newPosition = end;
+	}
+
+#else
+
+	template <>
+	void typeAdapter <string>::parse
+		(const string& buffer, const string::size_type position,
+		 const string::size_type end, string::size_type* newPosition);
+
+#endif // defined(__GNUC__) && (__GNUC__ >= 3) && (__GNUC_MINOR__ <= 2)
 
 
 } // vmime