diff --git a/include/net/af_vsock.h b/include/net/af_vsock.h
index 30cba806e34473d141da9edc929eacb2af0b24cf..3dd217718a2f103da7fbf03c8f7c06466932f7de 100644
--- a/include/net/af_vsock.h
+++ b/include/net/af_vsock.h
@@ -180,6 +180,18 @@ const struct vsock_transport *vsock_core_get_transport(void);
 
 /**** UTILS ****/
 
+/* vsock_table_lock must be held */
+static inline bool __vsock_in_bound_table(struct vsock_sock *vsk)
+{
+	return !list_empty(&vsk->bound_table);
+}
+
+/* vsock_table_lock must be held */
+static inline bool __vsock_in_connected_table(struct vsock_sock *vsk)
+{
+	return !list_empty(&vsk->connected_table);
+}
+
 void vsock_release_pending(struct sock *pending);
 void vsock_add_pending(struct sock *listener, struct sock *pending);
 void vsock_remove_pending(struct sock *listener, struct sock *pending);
diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
index 9afe4da8c67d5cfe0859e80d5a1444caf9e680a3..9b179a0081b3d57f21a1a3ab9ce5801691579873 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
@@ -250,16 +250,6 @@ static struct sock *__vsock_find_connected_socket(struct sockaddr_vm *src,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static bool __vsock_in_bound_table(struct vsock_sock *vsk)
-{
-	return !list_empty(&vsk->bound_table);
-}
-
-static bool __vsock_in_connected_table(struct vsock_sock *vsk)
-{
-	return !list_empty(&vsk->connected_table);
-}
-
 static void vsock_insert_unbound(struct vsock_sock *vsk)
 {
 	spin_lock_bh(&vsock_table_lock);