diff --git a/src/server/authserver/Server/BattlenetBitStream.cpp b/src/server/authserver/Server/BattlenetBitStream.cpp
index 906d7802631..e46334fecf8 100644
--- a/src/server/authserver/Server/BattlenetBitStream.cpp
+++ b/src/server/authserver/Server/BattlenetBitStream.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #include "BattlenetBitStream.h"
 
 template<>
-bool Battlenet::BitStream::Read(uint32 /*bitCount*/)
+bool Battlenet::BitStream::Read<bool>(uint32 /*bitCount*/)
 {
     return Read<uint8>(1) != 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/server/authserver/Server/BattlenetBitStream.h b/src/server/authserver/Server/BattlenetBitStream.h
index e108f810e2b..86bf5549380 100644
--- a/src/server/authserver/Server/BattlenetBitStream.h
+++ b/src/server/authserver/Server/BattlenetBitStream.h
@@ -229,9 +229,9 @@ namespace Battlenet
         uint32 _readPos;
         uint32 _writePos;
     };
+
+    template<>
+    bool BitStream::Read<bool>(uint32 bitCount);
 }
 
-template<>
-bool Battlenet::BitStream::Read<bool>(uint32 bitCount);
-
 #endif // __BATTLENETBITSTREAM_H__