diff --git a/drivers/usb/storage/uas-detect.h b/drivers/usb/storage/uas-detect.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..28101c7e6a9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/usb/storage/uas-detect.h
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#include <linux/usb.h>
+#include <linux/usb/hcd.h>
+
+static int uas_is_interface(struct usb_host_interface *intf)
+{
+	return (intf->desc.bInterfaceClass == USB_CLASS_MASS_STORAGE &&
+		intf->desc.bInterfaceSubClass == USB_SC_SCSI &&
+		intf->desc.bInterfaceProtocol == USB_PR_UAS);
+}
+
+static int uas_isnt_supported(struct usb_device *udev)
+{
+	struct usb_hcd *hcd = bus_to_hcd(udev->bus);
+
+	dev_warn(&udev->dev, "The driver for the USB controller %s does not "
+			"support scatter-gather which is\n",
+			hcd->driver->description);
+	dev_warn(&udev->dev, "required by the UAS driver. Please try an"
+			"alternative USB controller if you wish to use UAS.\n");
+	return -ENODEV;
+}
+
+static int uas_find_uas_alt_setting(struct usb_interface *intf)
+{
+	int i;
+	struct usb_device *udev = interface_to_usbdev(intf);
+	int sg_supported = udev->bus->sg_tablesize != 0;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < intf->num_altsetting; i++) {
+		struct usb_host_interface *alt = &intf->altsetting[i];
+
+		if (uas_is_interface(alt)) {
+			if (!sg_supported)
+				return uas_isnt_supported(udev);
+			return alt->desc.bAlternateSetting;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return -ENODEV;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/usb/storage/uas.c b/drivers/usb/storage/uas.c
index 54db36541b93..6ea892f32f74 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/storage/uas.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/storage/uas.c
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 #include <scsi/scsi_host.h>
 #include <scsi/scsi_tcq.h>
 
+#include "uas-detect.h"
+
 /*
  * The r00-r01c specs define this version of the SENSE IU data structure.
  * It's still in use by several different firmware releases.
@@ -873,44 +875,6 @@ static struct usb_device_id uas_usb_ids[] = {
 };
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(usb, uas_usb_ids);
 
-static int uas_is_interface(struct usb_host_interface *intf)
-{
-	return (intf->desc.bInterfaceClass == USB_CLASS_MASS_STORAGE &&
-		intf->desc.bInterfaceSubClass == USB_SC_SCSI &&
-		intf->desc.bInterfaceProtocol == USB_PR_UAS);
-}
-
-static int uas_isnt_supported(struct usb_device *udev)
-{
-	struct usb_hcd *hcd = bus_to_hcd(udev->bus);
-
-	dev_warn(&udev->dev, "The driver for the USB controller %s does not "
-			"support scatter-gather which is\n",
-			hcd->driver->description);
-	dev_warn(&udev->dev, "required by the UAS driver. Please try an"
-			"alternative USB controller if you wish to use UAS.\n");
-	return -ENODEV;
-}
-
-static int uas_find_uas_alt_setting(struct usb_interface *intf)
-{
-	int i;
-	struct usb_device *udev = interface_to_usbdev(intf);
-	int sg_supported = udev->bus->sg_tablesize != 0;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < intf->num_altsetting; i++) {
-		struct usb_host_interface *alt = &intf->altsetting[i];
-
-		if (uas_is_interface(alt)) {
-			if (!sg_supported)
-				return uas_isnt_supported(udev);
-			return alt->desc.bAlternateSetting;
-		}
-	}
-
-	return -ENODEV;
-}
-
 static int uas_switch_interface(struct usb_device *udev,
 				struct usb_interface *intf)
 {