diff --git a/include/linux/printk.h b/include/linux/printk.h
index cf3eccfe1543621cc3d91fec644a63bb6b1dc0f7..75f99441fd544cbb71dc04fe7b389a3afbcf45aa 100644
--- a/include/linux/printk.h
+++ b/include/linux/printk.h
@@ -157,6 +157,46 @@ static inline void printk_nmi_direct_enter(void) { }
 static inline void printk_nmi_direct_exit(void) { }
 #endif /* PRINTK_NMI */
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PRINTK
+extern void printk_safe_enter(void);
+extern void printk_safe_exit(void);
+
+#define printk_safe_enter_irqsave(flags)	\
+	do {					\
+		local_irq_save(flags);		\
+		printk_safe_enter();		\
+	} while (0)
+
+#define printk_safe_exit_irqrestore(flags)	\
+	do {					\
+		printk_safe_exit();		\
+		local_irq_restore(flags);	\
+	} while (0)
+
+#define printk_safe_enter_irq()		\
+	do {					\
+		local_irq_disable();		\
+		printk_safe_enter();		\
+	} while (0)
+
+#define printk_safe_exit_irq()			\
+	do {					\
+		printk_safe_exit();		\
+		local_irq_enable();		\
+	} while (0)
+#else
+/*
+ * On !PRINTK builds we still export console output related locks
+ * and some functions (console_unlock()/tty/etc.), so printk-safe
+ * must preserve the existing local IRQ guarantees.
+ */
+#define printk_safe_enter_irqsave(flags) local_irq_save(flags)
+#define printk_safe_exit_irqrestore(flags) local_irq_restore(flags)
+
+#define printk_safe_enter_irq() local_irq_disable()
+#define printk_safe_exit_irq() local_irq_enable()
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_PRINTK
 asmlinkage __printf(5, 0)
 int vprintk_emit(int facility, int level,
diff --git a/kernel/printk/internal.h b/kernel/printk/internal.h
index 0f1898820cbaf2295f85f01664713418e75a3312..03c10f361a1517636b5ec05bac2e3396cbad3ab1 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/internal.h
+++ b/kernel/printk/internal.h
@@ -32,32 +32,6 @@ int vprintk_store(int facility, int level,
 __printf(1, 0) int vprintk_default(const char *fmt, va_list args);
 __printf(1, 0) int vprintk_deferred(const char *fmt, va_list args);
 __printf(1, 0) int vprintk_func(const char *fmt, va_list args);
-void __printk_safe_enter(void);
-void __printk_safe_exit(void);
-
-#define printk_safe_enter_irqsave(flags)	\
-	do {					\
-		local_irq_save(flags);		\
-		__printk_safe_enter();		\
-	} while (0)
-
-#define printk_safe_exit_irqrestore(flags)	\
-	do {					\
-		__printk_safe_exit();		\
-		local_irq_restore(flags);	\
-	} while (0)
-
-#define printk_safe_enter_irq()		\
-	do {					\
-		local_irq_disable();		\
-		__printk_safe_enter();		\
-	} while (0)
-
-#define printk_safe_exit_irq()			\
-	do {					\
-		__printk_safe_exit();		\
-		local_irq_enable();		\
-	} while (0)
 
 void defer_console_output(void);
 
@@ -65,15 +39,4 @@ void defer_console_output(void);
 
 __printf(1, 0) int vprintk_func(const char *fmt, va_list args) { return 0; }
 
-/*
- * In !PRINTK builds we still export logbuf_lock spin_lock, console_sem
- * semaphore and some of console functions (console_unlock()/etc.), so
- * printk-safe must preserve the existing local IRQ guarantees.
- */
-#define printk_safe_enter_irqsave(flags) local_irq_save(flags)
-#define printk_safe_exit_irqrestore(flags) local_irq_restore(flags)
-
-#define printk_safe_enter_irq() local_irq_disable()
-#define printk_safe_exit_irq() local_irq_enable()
-
 #endif /* CONFIG_PRINTK */
diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk_safe.c b/kernel/printk/printk_safe.c
index 0913b4d385de307049eead641cf0bba8ea9e7695..367fcb2c39f0a5068879282486ca53431af04894 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/printk_safe.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/printk_safe.c
@@ -359,16 +359,18 @@ static __printf(1, 0) int vprintk_safe(const char *fmt, va_list args)
 }
 
 /* Can be preempted by NMI. */
-void __printk_safe_enter(void)
+void printk_safe_enter(void)
 {
 	this_cpu_inc(printk_context);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(printk_safe_enter);
 
 /* Can be preempted by NMI. */
-void __printk_safe_exit(void)
+void printk_safe_exit(void)
 {
 	this_cpu_dec(printk_context);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(printk_safe_exit);
 
 __printf(1, 0) int vprintk_func(const char *fmt, va_list args)
 {