diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_userptr.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_userptr.c
index 3173c9f9a0402..2cb51e3dbb623 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_userptr.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_userptr.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include "i915_drv.h"
 #include "i915_gem_ioctls.h"
 #include "i915_gem_object.h"
+#include "i915_gem_userptr.h"
 #include "i915_scatterlist.h"
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MMU_NOTIFIER
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_userptr.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_userptr.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8dadb2f8436d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_userptr.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT */
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2021 Intel Corporation
+ */
+
+#ifndef __I915_GEM_USERPTR_H__
+#define __I915_GEM_USERPTR_H__
+
+struct drm_i915_private;
+
+int i915_gem_init_userptr(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
+void i915_gem_cleanup_userptr(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
+
+#endif /* __I915_GEM_USERPTR_H__ */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index faff3a17fcd72..d34c6117b6f96 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -1588,8 +1588,6 @@ intel_vm_no_concurrent_access_wa(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 }
 
 /* i915_gem.c */
-int i915_gem_init_userptr(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
-void i915_gem_cleanup_userptr(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 void i915_gem_init_early(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 void i915_gem_cleanup_early(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index 981e383d1a5db..5e8ed2419c830 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include "gem/i915_gem_ioctls.h"
 #include "gem/i915_gem_mman.h"
 #include "gem/i915_gem_region.h"
+#include "gem/i915_gem_userptr.h"
 #include "gt/intel_engine_user.h"
 #include "gt/intel_gt.h"
 #include "gt/intel_gt_pm.h"