diff --git a/include/linux/rcupdate.h b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
index 7e47e44..321ed0d4 100644
--- a/include/linux/rcupdate.h
+++ b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
@@ -371,41 +371,7 @@
 extern struct lockdep_map rcu_callback_map;
 int debug_lockdep_rcu_enabled(void);
 
-/**
- * rcu_read_lock_held() - might we be in RCU read-side critical section?
- *
- * If CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC is selected, returns nonzero iff in an RCU
- * read-side critical section.  In absence of CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC,
- * this assumes we are in an RCU read-side critical section unless it can
- * prove otherwise.  This is useful for debug checks in functions that
- * require that they be called within an RCU read-side critical section.
- *
- * Checks debug_lockdep_rcu_enabled() to prevent false positives during boot
- * and while lockdep is disabled.
- *
- * Note that rcu_read_lock() and the matching rcu_read_unlock() must
- * occur in the same context, for example, it is illegal to invoke
- * rcu_read_unlock() in process context if the matching rcu_read_lock()
- * was invoked from within an irq handler.
- *
- * Note that rcu_read_lock() is disallowed if the CPU is either idle or
- * offline from an RCU perspective, so check for those as well.
- */
-static inline int rcu_read_lock_held(void)
-{
-	if (!debug_lockdep_rcu_enabled())
-		return 1;
-	if (!rcu_is_watching())
-		return 0;
-	if (!rcu_lockdep_current_cpu_online())
-		return 0;
-	return lock_is_held(&rcu_lock_map);
-}
-
-/*
- * rcu_read_lock_bh_held() is defined out of line to avoid #include-file
- * hell.
- */
+int rcu_read_lock_held(void);
 int rcu_read_lock_bh_held(void);
 
 /**
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/update.c b/kernel/rcu/update.c
index 4056d79..ea8ea7b 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/update.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/update.c
@@ -137,6 +137,38 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(debug_lockdep_rcu_enabled);
 
 /**
+ * rcu_read_lock_held() - might we be in RCU read-side critical section?
+ *
+ * If CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC is selected, returns nonzero iff in an RCU
+ * read-side critical section.  In absence of CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC,
+ * this assumes we are in an RCU read-side critical section unless it can
+ * prove otherwise.  This is useful for debug checks in functions that
+ * require that they be called within an RCU read-side critical section.
+ *
+ * Checks debug_lockdep_rcu_enabled() to prevent false positives during boot
+ * and while lockdep is disabled.
+ *
+ * Note that rcu_read_lock() and the matching rcu_read_unlock() must
+ * occur in the same context, for example, it is illegal to invoke
+ * rcu_read_unlock() in process context if the matching rcu_read_lock()
+ * was invoked from within an irq handler.
+ *
+ * Note that rcu_read_lock() is disallowed if the CPU is either idle or
+ * offline from an RCU perspective, so check for those as well.
+ */
+int rcu_read_lock_held(void)
+{
+	if (!debug_lockdep_rcu_enabled())
+		return 1;
+	if (!rcu_is_watching())
+		return 0;
+	if (!rcu_lockdep_current_cpu_online())
+		return 0;
+	return lock_is_held(&rcu_lock_map);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rcu_read_lock_held);
+
+/**
  * rcu_read_lock_bh_held() - might we be in RCU-bh read-side critical section?
  *
  * Check for bottom half being disabled, which covers both the