diff --git a/include/linux/vfio.h b/include/linux/vfio.h
index 454e9295970c..a65b2513f8cd 100644
--- a/include/linux/vfio.h
+++ b/include/linux/vfio.h
@@ -289,16 +289,12 @@ void vfio_combine_iova_ranges(struct rb_root_cached *root, u32 cur_nodes,
 /*
  * External user API
  */
-#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_VFIO_GROUP)
 struct iommu_group *vfio_file_iommu_group(struct file *file);
+
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_VFIO_GROUP)
 bool vfio_file_is_group(struct file *file);
 bool vfio_file_has_dev(struct file *file, struct vfio_device *device);
 #else
-static inline struct iommu_group *vfio_file_iommu_group(struct file *file)
-{
-	return NULL;
-}
-
 static inline bool vfio_file_is_group(struct file *file)
 {
 	return false;