diff --git a/fs/sysfs/dir.c b/fs/sysfs/dir.c
index edb30621b82f3f75a4d39a87527b834b40c6308a..c6f3b697064cb7a7fa3d084366a92362f06ded0f 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/dir.c
@@ -434,6 +434,62 @@ void sysfs_remove_one(struct sysfs_addrm_cxt *acxt, struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
 	acxt->cnt++;
 }
 
+/**
+ *	sysfs_drop_dentry - drop dentry for the specified sysfs_dirent
+ *	@sd: target sysfs_dirent
+ *
+ *	Drop dentry for @sd.  @sd must have been unlinked from its
+ *	parent on entry to this function such that it can't be looked
+ *	up anymore.
+ *
+ *	@sd->s_dentry which is protected with sysfs_assoc_lock points
+ *	to the currently associated dentry but we're not holding a
+ *	reference to it and racing with dput().  Grab dcache_lock and
+ *	verify dentry before dropping it.  If @sd->s_dentry is NULL or
+ *	dput() beats us, no need to bother.
+ */
+static void sysfs_drop_dentry(struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
+{
+	struct dentry *dentry = NULL;
+	struct inode *inode;
+
+	/* We're not holding a reference to ->s_dentry dentry but the
+	 * field will stay valid as long as sysfs_assoc_lock is held.
+	 */
+	spin_lock(&sysfs_assoc_lock);
+	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
+
+	/* drop dentry if it's there and dput() didn't kill it yet */
+	if (sd->s_dentry && sd->s_dentry->d_inode) {
+		dentry = dget_locked(sd->s_dentry);
+		spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
+		__d_drop(dentry);
+		spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
+	}
+
+	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&sysfs_assoc_lock);
+
+	dput(dentry);
+	/* XXX: unpin if directory, this will go away soon */
+	if (sysfs_type(sd) == SYSFS_DIR)
+		dput(dentry);
+
+	/* adjust nlink and update timestamp */
+	inode = ilookup(sysfs_sb, sd->s_ino);
+	if (inode) {
+		mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
+
+		inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME;
+		drop_nlink(inode);
+		if (sysfs_type(sd) == SYSFS_DIR)
+			drop_nlink(inode);
+
+		mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
+		iput(inode);
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  *	sysfs_addrm_finish - finish up sysfs_dirent add/remove
  *	@acxt: addrm context to finish up
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/inode.c b/fs/sysfs/inode.c
index f95966847a81c8f8a2b155989c90846eb09ae188..3756e152285ab0ea219c90a698f4391040f17940 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/inode.c
@@ -197,62 +197,6 @@ void sysfs_instantiate(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode)
 	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 }
 
-/**
- *	sysfs_drop_dentry - drop dentry for the specified sysfs_dirent
- *	@sd: target sysfs_dirent
- *
- *	Drop dentry for @sd.  @sd must have been unlinked from its
- *	parent on entry to this function such that it can't be looked
- *	up anymore.
- *
- *	@sd->s_dentry which is protected with sysfs_assoc_lock points
- *	to the currently associated dentry but we're not holding a
- *	reference to it and racing with dput().  Grab dcache_lock and
- *	verify dentry before dropping it.  If @sd->s_dentry is NULL or
- *	dput() beats us, no need to bother.
- */
-void sysfs_drop_dentry(struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
-{
-	struct dentry *dentry = NULL;
-	struct inode *inode;
-
-	/* We're not holding a reference to ->s_dentry dentry but the
-	 * field will stay valid as long as sysfs_assoc_lock is held.
-	 */
-	spin_lock(&sysfs_assoc_lock);
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
-
-	/* drop dentry if it's there and dput() didn't kill it yet */
-	if (sd->s_dentry && sd->s_dentry->d_inode) {
-		dentry = dget_locked(sd->s_dentry);
-		spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
-		__d_drop(dentry);
-		spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
-	}
-
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&sysfs_assoc_lock);
-
-	dput(dentry);
-	/* XXX: unpin if directory, this will go away soon */
-	if (sysfs_type(sd) == SYSFS_DIR)
-		dput(dentry);
-
-	/* adjust nlink and update timestamp */
-	inode = ilookup(sysfs_sb, sd->s_ino);
-	if (inode) {
-		mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
-
-		inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME;
-		drop_nlink(inode);
-		if (sysfs_type(sd) == SYSFS_DIR)
-			drop_nlink(inode);
-
-		mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
-		iput(inode);
-	}
-}
-
 int sysfs_hash_and_remove(struct sysfs_dirent *dir_sd, const char *name)
 {
 	struct sysfs_addrm_cxt acxt;
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h b/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
index 3e9a5ee382337b54aab4faa057cc8d3e8c4ab27a..92fe1e51a29b10ca5e3d972725fb2e5dd1ba6495 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
+++ b/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ extern int sysfs_create_subdir(struct kobject *kobj, const char *name,
 			       struct sysfs_dirent **p_sd);
 extern void sysfs_remove_subdir(struct sysfs_dirent *sd);
 
-extern void sysfs_drop_dentry(struct sysfs_dirent *sd);
 extern int sysfs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *iattr);
 
 extern spinlock_t sysfs_assoc_lock;