diff --git a/shared/include/socket_messages/send_chat_message.h b/shared/include/socket_messages/send_chat_message.h
index 61408d0..b5028f3 100644
--- a/shared/include/socket_messages/send_chat_message.h
+++ b/shared/include/socket_messages/send_chat_message.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ namespace pine::socket_messages
 
 		/// @brief Get the size of the body of the send chat message.
 		[[nodiscard]]
-		uint64_t constexpr get_body_size() const final;
+		uint64_t get_body_size() const final;
 
 		/// @brief Check if the given message content is valid.
 		/// @param content Message content to check.
diff --git a/shared/src/socket_messages/send_chat_message.cpp b/shared/src/socket_messages/send_chat_message.cpp
index 1b41383..e73c00d 100644
--- a/shared/src/socket_messages/send_chat_message.cpp
+++ b/shared/src/socket_messages/send_chat_message.cpp
@@ -47,8 +47,10 @@ namespace pine::socket_messages
 		return buffer;
 	}
 
-	constexpr uint64_t send_chat_message::get_body_size() const
+	uint64_t send_chat_message::get_body_size() const
 	{
+		// because std::string::size() isn't constexpr on linux
+		// for some reason
 		return sizeof(uint16_t) + message_content.size();
 	}
 }
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