diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.c
index 3ae2c00865635..55fca685fca51 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.c
@@ -1095,6 +1095,24 @@ static bool do_remote_read(struct drbd_request *req)
 	return false;
 }
 
+bool drbd_should_do_remote(union drbd_dev_state s)
+{
+	return s.pdsk == D_UP_TO_DATE ||
+		(s.pdsk >= D_INCONSISTENT &&
+		 s.conn >= C_WF_BITMAP_T &&
+		 s.conn < C_AHEAD);
+	/* Before proto 96 that was >= CONNECTED instead of >= C_WF_BITMAP_T.
+	   That is equivalent since before 96 IO was frozen in the C_WF_BITMAP*
+	   states. */
+}
+
+static bool drbd_should_send_out_of_sync(union drbd_dev_state s)
+{
+	return s.conn == C_AHEAD || s.conn == C_WF_BITMAP_S;
+	/* pdsk = D_INCONSISTENT as a consequence. Protocol 96 check not necessary
+	   since we enter state C_AHEAD only if proto >= 96 */
+}
+
 /* returns number of connections (== 1, for drbd 8.4)
  * expected to actually write this data,
  * which does NOT include those that we are L_AHEAD for. */
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.h b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.h
index 9f6a04080e9f7..bb2ef78165e5f 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.h
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.h
@@ -331,21 +331,6 @@ static inline int req_mod(struct drbd_request *req,
 	return rv;
 }
 
-static inline bool drbd_should_do_remote(union drbd_dev_state s)
-{
-	return s.pdsk == D_UP_TO_DATE ||
-		(s.pdsk >= D_INCONSISTENT &&
-		 s.conn >= C_WF_BITMAP_T &&
-		 s.conn < C_AHEAD);
-	/* Before proto 96 that was >= CONNECTED instead of >= C_WF_BITMAP_T.
-	   That is equivalent since before 96 IO was frozen in the C_WF_BITMAP*
-	   states. */
-}
-static inline bool drbd_should_send_out_of_sync(union drbd_dev_state s)
-{
-	return s.conn == C_AHEAD || s.conn == C_WF_BITMAP_S;
-	/* pdsk = D_INCONSISTENT as a consequence. Protocol 96 check not necessary
-	   since we enter state C_AHEAD only if proto >= 96 */
-}
+extern bool drbd_should_do_remote(union drbd_dev_state);
 
 #endif