diff --git a/fs/ubifs/io.c b/fs/ubifs/io.c
index 3374f91b6709..054363f2b207 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/io.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/io.c
@@ -53,6 +53,20 @@
 #include <linux/crc32.h>
 #include "ubifs.h"
 
+/**
+ * ubifs_ro_mode - switch UBIFS to read read-only mode.
+ * @c: UBIFS file-system description object
+ * @err: error code which is the reason of switching to R/O mode
+ */
+void ubifs_ro_mode(struct ubifs_info *c, int err)
+{
+	if (!c->ro_media) {
+		c->ro_media = 1;
+		ubifs_warn("switched to read-only mode, error %d", err);
+		dbg_dump_stack();
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  * ubifs_check_node - check node.
  * @c: UBIFS file-system description object
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/misc.h b/fs/ubifs/misc.h
index 4beccfc256d2..cd83ffc8101c 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/misc.h
+++ b/fs/ubifs/misc.h
@@ -79,20 +79,6 @@ static inline struct ubifs_inode *ubifs_inode(const struct inode *inode)
 	return container_of(inode, struct ubifs_inode, vfs_inode);
 }
 
-/**
- * ubifs_ro_mode - switch UBIFS to read read-only mode.
- * @c: UBIFS file-system description object
- * @err: error code which is the reason of switching to R/O mode
- */
-static inline void ubifs_ro_mode(struct ubifs_info *c, int err)
-{
-	if (!c->ro_media) {
-		c->ro_media = 1;
-		ubifs_warn("switched to read-only mode, error %d", err);
-		dbg_dump_stack();
-	}
-}
-
 /**
  * ubifs_compr_present - check if compressor was compiled in.
  * @compr_type: compressor type to check
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/ubifs.h b/fs/ubifs/ubifs.h
index e4f89f271827..c488d43b6359 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/ubifs.h
+++ b/fs/ubifs/ubifs.h
@@ -1346,6 +1346,7 @@ extern struct backing_dev_info ubifs_backing_dev_info;
 extern struct ubifs_compressor *ubifs_compressors[UBIFS_COMPR_TYPES_CNT];
 
 /* io.c */
+void ubifs_ro_mode(struct ubifs_info *c, int err);
 int ubifs_wbuf_write_nolock(struct ubifs_wbuf *wbuf, void *buf, int len);
 int ubifs_wbuf_seek_nolock(struct ubifs_wbuf *wbuf, int lnum, int offs,
 			   int dtype);