diff --git a/drivers/firewire/core.h b/drivers/firewire/core.h
index 6052816be353e899b540394afa05747f7dc1d2c0..7ff6e7585152332f7cf261036920555b06c0528c 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/core.h
+++ b/drivers/firewire/core.h
@@ -96,6 +96,20 @@ int fw_core_initiate_bus_reset(struct fw_card *card, int short_reset);
 int fw_compute_block_crc(u32 *block);
 void fw_schedule_bm_work(struct fw_card *card, unsigned long delay);
 
+static inline struct fw_card *fw_card_get(struct fw_card *card)
+{
+	kref_get(&card->kref);
+
+	return card;
+}
+
+void fw_card_release(struct kref *kref);
+
+static inline void fw_card_put(struct fw_card *card)
+{
+	kref_put(&card->kref, fw_card_release);
+}
+
 
 /* -cdev */
 
diff --git a/include/linux/firewire.h b/include/linux/firewire.h
index 192d1e43c43c394ce14a967ee32ecbd3de261606..7e1d4dec83e70180a231e80863d9d05ea816539b 100644
--- a/include/linux/firewire.h
+++ b/include/linux/firewire.h
@@ -134,20 +134,6 @@ struct fw_card {
 	u32 topology_map[(CSR_TOPOLOGY_MAP_END - CSR_TOPOLOGY_MAP) / 4];
 };
 
-static inline struct fw_card *fw_card_get(struct fw_card *card)
-{
-	kref_get(&card->kref);
-
-	return card;
-}
-
-void fw_card_release(struct kref *kref);
-
-static inline void fw_card_put(struct fw_card *card)
-{
-	kref_put(&card->kref, fw_card_release);
-}
-
 struct fw_attribute_group {
 	struct attribute_group *groups[2];
 	struct attribute_group group;