diff --git a/include/ircd/ctx/context.h b/include/ircd/ctx/context.h
index 6e2291b83..71f4edd7d 100644
--- a/include/ircd/ctx/context.h
+++ b/include/ircd/ctx/context.h
@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ struct ircd::ctx::context
 	context(function,
 	        const flags & = (flags)0);
 
-	context() = default;
-	context(context &&) = default;
+	context();
+	context(context &&) noexcept;
 	context(const context &) = delete;
-	context &operator=(context &&) = default;
+	context &operator=(context &&) noexcept;
 	context &operator=(const context &) = delete;
 	~context() noexcept;
 
diff --git a/ircd/ctx.cc b/ircd/ctx.cc
index eaac3578d..128821998 100644
--- a/ircd/ctx.cc
+++ b/ircd/ctx.cc
@@ -831,11 +831,19 @@ noexcept
 // ctx/context.h
 //
 
+// Linkage here for default construction because ctx is internal.
+ircd::ctx::context::context()
+{
+}
+
 ircd::ctx::context::context(const char *const &name,
                             const size_t &stack_sz,
                             const flags &flags,
                             function func)
-:c{std::make_unique<ctx>(name, stack_sz, flags, ircd::ios)}
+:c
+{
+	std::make_unique<ctx>(name, stack_sz, flags, ircd::ios)
+}
 {
 	auto spawn
 	{
@@ -920,6 +928,20 @@ ircd::ctx::context::context(function func,
 {
 }
 
+ircd::ctx::context::context(context &&other)
+noexcept
+:c{std::move(other.c)}
+{
+}
+
+ircd::ctx::context &
+ircd::ctx::context::operator=(context &&other)
+noexcept
+{
+	std::swap(this->c, other.c);
+	return *this;
+}
+
 ircd::ctx::context::~context()
 noexcept
 {