diff --git a/include/linux/interrupt.h b/include/linux/interrupt.h
index a52109c3f3a47..2ed65b01c961e 100644
--- a/include/linux/interrupt.h
+++ b/include/linux/interrupt.h
@@ -322,39 +322,8 @@ struct irq_affinity_desc {
 
 extern cpumask_var_t irq_default_affinity;
 
-/* Internal implementation. Use the helpers below */
-extern int __irq_set_affinity(unsigned int irq, const struct cpumask *cpumask,
-			      bool force);
-
-/**
- * irq_set_affinity - Set the irq affinity of a given irq
- * @irq:	Interrupt to set affinity
- * @cpumask:	cpumask
- *
- * Fails if cpumask does not contain an online CPU
- */
-static inline int
-irq_set_affinity(unsigned int irq, const struct cpumask *cpumask)
-{
-	return __irq_set_affinity(irq, cpumask, false);
-}
-
-/**
- * irq_force_affinity - Force the irq affinity of a given irq
- * @irq:	Interrupt to set affinity
- * @cpumask:	cpumask
- *
- * Same as irq_set_affinity, but without checking the mask against
- * online cpus.
- *
- * Solely for low level cpu hotplug code, where we need to make per
- * cpu interrupts affine before the cpu becomes online.
- */
-static inline int
-irq_force_affinity(unsigned int irq, const struct cpumask *cpumask)
-{
-	return __irq_set_affinity(irq, cpumask, true);
-}
+extern int irq_set_affinity(unsigned int irq, const struct cpumask *cpumask);
+extern int irq_force_affinity(unsigned int irq, const struct cpumask *cpumask);
 
 extern int irq_can_set_affinity(unsigned int irq);
 extern int irq_select_affinity(unsigned int irq);
diff --git a/kernel/irq/manage.c b/kernel/irq/manage.c
index 7bdd09e7d5f04..ef30b47629471 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/manage.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/manage.c
@@ -441,7 +441,8 @@ int irq_update_affinity_desc(unsigned int irq,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int __irq_set_affinity(unsigned int irq, const struct cpumask *mask, bool force)
+static int __irq_set_affinity(unsigned int irq, const struct cpumask *mask,
+			      bool force)
 {
 	struct irq_desc *desc = irq_to_desc(irq);
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -456,6 +457,36 @@ int __irq_set_affinity(unsigned int irq, const struct cpumask *mask, bool force)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/**
+ * irq_set_affinity - Set the irq affinity of a given irq
+ * @irq:	Interrupt to set affinity
+ * @cpumask:	cpumask
+ *
+ * Fails if cpumask does not contain an online CPU
+ */
+int irq_set_affinity(unsigned int irq, const struct cpumask *cpumask)
+{
+	return __irq_set_affinity(irq, cpumask, false);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(irq_set_affinity);
+
+/**
+ * irq_force_affinity - Force the irq affinity of a given irq
+ * @irq:	Interrupt to set affinity
+ * @cpumask:	cpumask
+ *
+ * Same as irq_set_affinity, but without checking the mask against
+ * online cpus.
+ *
+ * Solely for low level cpu hotplug code, where we need to make per
+ * cpu interrupts affine before the cpu becomes online.
+ */
+int irq_force_affinity(unsigned int irq, const struct cpumask *cpumask)
+{
+	return __irq_set_affinity(irq, cpumask, true);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(irq_force_affinity);
+
 int irq_set_affinity_hint(unsigned int irq, const struct cpumask *m)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;