diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glock.c b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
index 5c8790960735..fca6a873dcf3 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glock.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
@@ -890,12 +890,6 @@ int gfs2_glock_wait(struct gfs2_holder *gh)
 	return gh->gh_error;
 }
 
-static void wait_on_demote(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
-{
-	might_sleep();
-	wait_on_bit(&gl->gl_flags, GLF_DEMOTE, gfs2_glock_demote_wait, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
-}
-
 /**
  * handle_callback - process a demote request
  * @gl: the glock
@@ -1123,7 +1117,8 @@ void gfs2_glock_dq_wait(struct gfs2_holder *gh)
 {
 	struct gfs2_glock *gl = gh->gh_gl;
 	gfs2_glock_dq(gh);
-	wait_on_demote(gl);
+	might_sleep();
+	wait_on_bit(&gl->gl_flags, GLF_DEMOTE, gfs2_glock_demote_wait, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 }
 
 /**