diff --git a/lib/vsprintf.c b/lib/vsprintf.c
index c789d265311b..87dbced51b1a 100644
--- a/lib/vsprintf.c
+++ b/lib/vsprintf.c
@@ -1347,6 +1347,20 @@ char *uuid_string(char *buf, char *end, const u8 *addr,
 	return string(buf, end, uuid, spec);
 }
 
+static noinline_for_stack
+char *pointer_string(char *buf, char *end, const void *ptr,
+		     struct printf_spec spec)
+{
+	spec.base = 16;
+	spec.flags |= SMALL;
+	if (spec.field_width == -1) {
+		spec.field_width = 2 * sizeof(ptr);
+		spec.flags |= ZEROPAD;
+	}
+
+	return number(buf, end, (unsigned long int)ptr, spec);
+}
+
 int kptr_restrict __read_mostly;
 
 static noinline_for_stack
@@ -1634,20 +1648,6 @@ char *device_node_string(char *buf, char *end, struct device_node *dn,
 	return widen_string(buf, buf - buf_start, end, spec);
 }
 
-static noinline_for_stack
-char *pointer_string(char *buf, char *end, const void *ptr,
-		     struct printf_spec spec)
-{
-	spec.base = 16;
-	spec.flags |= SMALL;
-	if (spec.field_width == -1) {
-		spec.field_width = 2 * sizeof(ptr);
-		spec.flags |= ZEROPAD;
-	}
-
-	return number(buf, end, (unsigned long int)ptr, spec);
-}
-
 static bool have_filled_random_ptr_key __read_mostly;
 static siphash_key_t ptr_key __read_mostly;