diff --git a/drivers/pci/msi/api.c b/drivers/pci/msi/api.c
index 0f1ec87e3f9f..2ff2a9ccfc47 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/msi/api.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/msi/api.c
@@ -205,3 +205,18 @@ int pci_irq_vector(struct pci_dev *dev, unsigned int nr)
 	return irq ? irq : -EINVAL;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(pci_irq_vector);
+
+/**
+ * pci_free_irq_vectors() - Free previously allocated IRQs for a device
+ * @dev: the PCI device to operate on
+ *
+ * Undo the interrupt vector allocations and possible device MSI/MSI-X
+ * enablement earlier done through pci_alloc_irq_vectors_affinity() or
+ * pci_alloc_irq_vectors().
+ */
+void pci_free_irq_vectors(struct pci_dev *dev)
+{
+	pci_disable_msix(dev);
+	pci_disable_msi(dev);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(pci_free_irq_vectors);
diff --git a/drivers/pci/msi/msi.c b/drivers/pci/msi/msi.c
index 38ad2fe4b85c..ed8caf5ac99f 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/msi/msi.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/msi/msi.c
@@ -886,19 +886,6 @@ int __pci_enable_msix_range(struct pci_dev *dev,
 	}
 }
 
-/**
- * pci_free_irq_vectors - free previously allocated IRQs for a device
- * @dev:		PCI device to operate on
- *
- * Undoes the allocations and enabling in pci_alloc_irq_vectors().
- */
-void pci_free_irq_vectors(struct pci_dev *dev)
-{
-	pci_disable_msix(dev);
-	pci_disable_msi(dev);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(pci_free_irq_vectors);
-
 /**
  * pci_irq_get_affinity - return the affinity of a particular MSI vector
  * @dev:	PCI device to operate on