diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c
index 138be96e25b6..bcbdb33fcc20 100644
--- a/fs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/dcache.c
@@ -137,6 +137,26 @@ int proc_nr_dentry(ctl_table *table, int write, void __user *buffer,
 }
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * Compare 2 name strings, return 0 if they match, otherwise non-zero.
+ * The strings are both count bytes long, and count is non-zero.
+ */
+static inline int dentry_cmp(const unsigned char *cs, size_t scount,
+				const unsigned char *ct, size_t tcount)
+{
+	if (scount != tcount)
+		return 1;
+
+	do {
+		if (*cs != *ct)
+			return 1;
+		cs++;
+		ct++;
+		tcount--;
+	} while (tcount);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void __d_free(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
 	struct dentry *dentry = container_of(head, struct dentry, d_u.d_rcu);
diff --git a/include/linux/dcache.h b/include/linux/dcache.h
index 4270bedd2308..ff5f5256d175 100644
--- a/include/linux/dcache.h
+++ b/include/linux/dcache.h
@@ -47,26 +47,6 @@ struct dentry_stat_t {
 };
 extern struct dentry_stat_t dentry_stat;
 
-/*
- * Compare 2 name strings, return 0 if they match, otherwise non-zero.
- * The strings are both count bytes long, and count is non-zero.
- */
-static inline int dentry_cmp(const unsigned char *cs, size_t scount,
-				const unsigned char *ct, size_t tcount)
-{
-	if (scount != tcount)
-		return 1;
-
-	do {
-		if (*cs != *ct)
-			return 1;
-		cs++;
-		ct++;
-		tcount--;
-	} while (tcount);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /* Name hashing routines. Initial hash value */
 /* Hash courtesy of the R5 hash in reiserfs modulo sign bits */
 #define init_name_hash()		0