diff --git a/drivers/dma/virt-dma.h b/drivers/dma/virt-dma.h
index a030ae7b1df2eb830e1fb03debdbb78dba0c7002..3f776a46a29c419541ea8648eb6220c9a0d710e3 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/virt-dma.h
+++ b/drivers/dma/virt-dma.h
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ static inline struct virt_dma_chan *to_virt_chan(struct dma_chan *chan)
 void vchan_dma_desc_free_list(struct virt_dma_chan *vc, struct list_head *head);
 void vchan_init(struct virt_dma_chan *vc, struct dma_device *dmadev);
 struct virt_dma_desc *vchan_find_desc(struct virt_dma_chan *, dma_cookie_t);
+extern dma_cookie_t vchan_tx_submit(struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *);
+extern int vchan_tx_desc_free(struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *);
 
 /**
  * vchan_tx_prep - prepare a descriptor
@@ -55,8 +57,6 @@ struct virt_dma_desc *vchan_find_desc(struct virt_dma_chan *, dma_cookie_t);
 static inline struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *vchan_tx_prep(struct virt_dma_chan *vc,
 	struct virt_dma_desc *vd, unsigned long tx_flags)
 {
-	extern dma_cookie_t vchan_tx_submit(struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *);
-	extern int vchan_tx_desc_free(struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *);
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	dma_async_tx_descriptor_init(&vd->tx, &vc->chan);