diff --git a/fs/file.c b/fs/file.c
index eff5ce79f66a6..ab38b005633cf 100644
--- a/fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/file.c
@@ -271,6 +271,11 @@ static inline void __clear_open_fd(unsigned int fd, struct fdtable *fdt)
 	__clear_bit(fd / BITS_PER_LONG, fdt->full_fds_bits);
 }
 
+static inline bool fd_is_open(unsigned int fd, const struct fdtable *fdt)
+{
+	return test_bit(fd, fdt->open_fds);
+}
+
 static unsigned int count_open_files(struct fdtable *fdt)
 {
 	unsigned int size = fdt->max_fds;
diff --git a/include/linux/fdtable.h b/include/linux/fdtable.h
index cc060b20502b4..2944d4aa413b7 100644
--- a/include/linux/fdtable.h
+++ b/include/linux/fdtable.h
@@ -33,11 +33,6 @@ struct fdtable {
 	struct rcu_head rcu;
 };
 
-static inline bool fd_is_open(unsigned int fd, const struct fdtable *fdt)
-{
-	return test_bit(fd, fdt->open_fds);
-}
-
 /*
  * Open file table structure
  */