diff --git a/net/batman-adv/originator.c b/net/batman-adv/originator.c
index 2967b86c13da10d14d527fe7bc89f1faaaef64c2..0a565d0422bbf1441a73d1693c60675624d700eb 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/originator.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/originator.c
@@ -30,10 +30,12 @@
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/netlink.h>
 #include <linux/rculist.h>
+#include <linux/rcupdate.h>
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
+#include <linux/stddef.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <net/sock.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/batman_adv.h>
@@ -55,6 +57,36 @@
 /* hash class keys */
 static struct lock_class_key batadv_orig_hash_lock_class_key;
 
+struct batadv_orig_node *
+batadv_orig_hash_find(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, const void *data)
+{
+	struct batadv_hashtable *hash = bat_priv->orig_hash;
+	struct hlist_head *head;
+	struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node, *orig_node_tmp = NULL;
+	int index;
+
+	if (!hash)
+		return NULL;
+
+	index = batadv_choose_orig(data, hash->size);
+	head = &hash->table[index];
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(orig_node, head, hash_entry) {
+		if (!batadv_compare_eth(orig_node, data))
+			continue;
+
+		if (!kref_get_unless_zero(&orig_node->refcount))
+			continue;
+
+		orig_node_tmp = orig_node;
+		break;
+	}
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	return orig_node_tmp;
+}
+
 static void batadv_purge_orig(struct work_struct *work);
 
 /**
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/originator.h b/net/batman-adv/originator.h
index d94220a6d21acf58d55fcf7a179151c67392b055..40c7f039d5d7c6a2d163f07eee5a94957a73d1bb 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/originator.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/originator.h
@@ -23,14 +23,8 @@
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/if_ether.h>
 #include <linux/jhash.h>
-#include <linux/kref.h>
-#include <linux/rculist.h>
-#include <linux/rcupdate.h>
-#include <linux/stddef.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
-#include "hash.h"
-
 struct netlink_callback;
 struct seq_file;
 struct sk_buff;
@@ -100,34 +94,7 @@ static inline u32 batadv_choose_orig(const void *data, u32 size)
 	return hash % size;
 }
 
-static inline struct batadv_orig_node *
-batadv_orig_hash_find(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, const void *data)
-{
-	struct batadv_hashtable *hash = bat_priv->orig_hash;
-	struct hlist_head *head;
-	struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node, *orig_node_tmp = NULL;
-	int index;
-
-	if (!hash)
-		return NULL;
-
-	index = batadv_choose_orig(data, hash->size);
-	head = &hash->table[index];
-
-	rcu_read_lock();
-	hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(orig_node, head, hash_entry) {
-		if (!batadv_compare_eth(orig_node, data))
-			continue;
-
-		if (!kref_get_unless_zero(&orig_node->refcount))
-			continue;
-
-		orig_node_tmp = orig_node;
-		break;
-	}
-	rcu_read_unlock();
-
-	return orig_node_tmp;
-}
+struct batadv_orig_node *
+batadv_orig_hash_find(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, const void *data);
 
 #endif /* _NET_BATMAN_ADV_ORIGINATOR_H_ */