diff --git a/cocos2dx/CCDirector.cpp b/cocos2dx/CCDirector.cpp
index 3ec93fe1ce..cd1566716d 100644
--- a/cocos2dx/CCDirector.cpp
+++ b/cocos2dx/CCDirector.cpp
@@ -835,6 +835,18 @@ void CCDirector::setContentScaleFactor(CGFloat scaleFactor)
 	}
 }
 
+CCNode* CCDirector::getNotificationNode() 
+{ 
+	return m_pNotificationNode; 
+}
+
+void CCDirector::setNotificationNode(CCNode *node)
+{
+	CC_SAFE_RELEASE(m_pNotificationNode);
+	m_pNotificationNode = node;
+	CC_SAFE_RETAIN(m_pNotificationNode);
+}
+
 void CCDirector::applyOrientation(void)
 {
 	CCSize s = m_obWinSizeInPixels;
diff --git a/cocos2dx/include/CCDirector.h b/cocos2dx/include/CCDirector.h
index 02ea9d7ae0..94cd10ef3d 100755
--- a/cocos2dx/include/CCDirector.h
+++ b/cocos2dx/include/CCDirector.h
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 #include "CCGeometry.h"
 #include "CCEGLView.h"
 #include "CCGL.h"
-#include "CCNode.h"
 
 namespace   cocos2d {
 
@@ -139,6 +138,7 @@ class CCLabelTTF;
 class CCScene;
 class CCEGLView;
 class CCProjectionProtocol;
+class CCNode;
 
 /**
 @brief Class that creates and handle the main Window and manages how
@@ -216,14 +216,8 @@ public:
 	 Useful to hook a notification object, like CCNotifications (http://github.com/manucorporat/CCNotifications)
 	 @since v0.99.5
 	 */
-	inline CCNode* getNotificationNode() { return m_pNotificationNode; }
-	inline void setNotificationNode(CCNode *node)
-	{
-		CC_SAFE_RELEASE(m_pNotificationNode);
-		m_pNotificationNode = node;
-		CC_SAFE_RETAIN(m_pNotificationNode);
-	}
-
+	CCNode* getNotificationNode();
+	void setNotificationNode(CCNode *node);
 
 	// window size