diff --git a/drivers/of/dynamic.c b/drivers/of/dynamic.c
index 301b6db2b48d..9d6ba18c529f 100644
--- a/drivers/of/dynamic.c
+++ b/drivers/of/dynamic.c
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@
 
 #include "of_private.h"
 
+static struct device_node *kobj_to_device_node(struct kobject *kobj)
+{
+	return container_of(kobj, struct device_node, kobj);
+}
+
 /**
  * of_node_get() - Increment refcount of a node
  * @node:	Node to inc refcount, NULL is supported to simplify writing of
diff --git a/drivers/of/of_private.h b/drivers/of/of_private.h
index 3ae12ffbf547..cc86a974f35f 100644
--- a/drivers/of/of_private.h
+++ b/drivers/of/of_private.h
@@ -35,12 +35,6 @@ extern struct mutex of_mutex;
 extern struct list_head aliases_lookup;
 extern struct kset *of_kset;
 
-
-static inline struct device_node *kobj_to_device_node(struct kobject *kobj)
-{
-	return container_of(kobj, struct device_node, kobj);
-}
-
 #if defined(CONFIG_OF_DYNAMIC)
 extern int of_property_notify(int action, struct device_node *np,
 			      struct property *prop, struct property *old_prop);