diff --git a/types.cc b/types.cc
index 9909cc006d..aef7802d4c 100644
--- a/types.cc
+++ b/types.cc
@@ -1586,9 +1586,13 @@ struct validate_visitor {
 };
 }
 
-void abstract_type::validate(const fragmented_temporary_buffer::view& view, cql_serialization_format sf) const {
-    visit(*this, validate_visitor<fragmented_temporary_buffer::view>{view, sf});
+template <FragmentedView View>
+void abstract_type::validate(const View& view, cql_serialization_format sf) const {
+    visit(*this, validate_visitor<View>{view, sf});
 }
+// Explicit instantiation.
+template void abstract_type::validate<>(const single_fragmented_view&, cql_serialization_format) const;
+template void abstract_type::validate<>(const fragmented_temporary_buffer::view&, cql_serialization_format) const;
 
 void abstract_type::validate(bytes_view v, cql_serialization_format sf) const {
     visit(*this, validate_visitor<single_fragmented_view>{single_fragmented_view(v), sf});
diff --git a/types.hh b/types.hh
index 5bb19c8243..b1b4822c6f 100644
--- a/types.hh
+++ b/types.hh
@@ -525,7 +525,8 @@ public:
     data_value deserialize_value(bytes_view v) const {
         return deserialize_impl(single_fragmented_view(v));
     };
-    void validate(const fragmented_temporary_buffer::view& view, cql_serialization_format sf) const;
+    // Explicitly instantiated in .cc
+    template <FragmentedView View> void validate(const View& v, cql_serialization_format sf) const;
     void validate(bytes_view view, cql_serialization_format sf) const;
     bool is_compatible_with(const abstract_type& previous) const;
     /*