diff --git a/include/linux/rcupdate.h b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
index 51747cd88d1ad28cd13d51fd0c757375690ca978..a1d26cb28925dea07283800ff4a3888f79face2b 100644
--- a/include/linux/rcupdate.h
+++ b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
@@ -125,36 +125,7 @@ static inline void rcu_bh_qsctr_inc(int cpu)
 	rdp->passed_quiesc = 1;
 }
 
-static inline int __rcu_pending(struct rcu_ctrlblk *rcp,
-						struct rcu_data *rdp)
-{
-	/* This cpu has pending rcu entries and the grace period
-	 * for them has completed.
-	 */
-	if (rdp->curlist && !rcu_batch_before(rcp->completed, rdp->batch))
-		return 1;
-
-	/* This cpu has no pending entries, but there are new entries */
-	if (!rdp->curlist && rdp->nxtlist)
-		return 1;
-
-	/* This cpu has finished callbacks to invoke */
-	if (rdp->donelist)
-		return 1;
-
-	/* The rcu core waits for a quiescent state from the cpu */
-	if (rdp->quiescbatch != rcp->cur || rdp->qs_pending)
-		return 1;
-
-	/* nothing to do */
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static inline int rcu_pending(int cpu)
-{
-	return __rcu_pending(&rcu_ctrlblk, &per_cpu(rcu_data, cpu)) ||
-		__rcu_pending(&rcu_bh_ctrlblk, &per_cpu(rcu_bh_data, cpu));
-}
+extern int rcu_pending(int cpu);
 
 /**
  * rcu_read_lock - mark the beginning of an RCU read-side critical section.
diff --git a/kernel/rcupdate.c b/kernel/rcupdate.c
index 30b0bba0385978b0220b562f33ce4fb5468293e3..ccc45d49ce71c6180d91418584be5fc948c6b862 100644
--- a/kernel/rcupdate.c
+++ b/kernel/rcupdate.c
@@ -429,6 +429,36 @@ static void rcu_process_callbacks(unsigned long unused)
 				&__get_cpu_var(rcu_bh_data));
 }
 
+static int __rcu_pending(struct rcu_ctrlblk *rcp, struct rcu_data *rdp)
+{
+	/* This cpu has pending rcu entries and the grace period
+	 * for them has completed.
+	 */
+	if (rdp->curlist && !rcu_batch_before(rcp->completed, rdp->batch))
+		return 1;
+
+	/* This cpu has no pending entries, but there are new entries */
+	if (!rdp->curlist && rdp->nxtlist)
+		return 1;
+
+	/* This cpu has finished callbacks to invoke */
+	if (rdp->donelist)
+		return 1;
+
+	/* The rcu core waits for a quiescent state from the cpu */
+	if (rdp->quiescbatch != rcp->cur || rdp->qs_pending)
+		return 1;
+
+	/* nothing to do */
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int rcu_pending(int cpu)
+{
+	return __rcu_pending(&rcu_ctrlblk, &per_cpu(rcu_data, cpu)) ||
+		__rcu_pending(&rcu_bh_ctrlblk, &per_cpu(rcu_bh_data, cpu));
+}
+
 void rcu_check_callbacks(int cpu, int user)
 {
 	if (user ||