diff --git a/include/scsi/fc_encode.h b/include/scsi/fc_encode.h
index 6d293c846a46d0f1a58f1388f3b871d205262803..be418d8448a565ebfcf02f1675164447bb32fd1c 100644
--- a/include/scsi/fc_encode.h
+++ b/include/scsi/fc_encode.h
@@ -46,16 +46,11 @@ struct fc_ct_req {
 	} payload;
 };
 
-/**
- * fill FC header fields in specified fc_frame
- */
-static inline void fc_fill_fc_hdr(struct fc_frame *fp, enum fc_rctl r_ctl,
-				  u32 did, u32 sid, enum fc_fh_type type,
-				  u32 f_ctl, u32 parm_offset)
+static inline void __fc_fill_fc_hdr(struct fc_frame_header *fh,
+				    enum fc_rctl r_ctl,
+				    u32 did, u32 sid, enum fc_fh_type type,
+				    u32 f_ctl, u32 parm_offset)
 {
-	struct fc_frame_header *fh;
-
-	fh = fc_frame_header_get(fp);
 	WARN_ON(r_ctl == 0);
 	fh->fh_r_ctl = r_ctl;
 	hton24(fh->fh_d_id, did);
@@ -67,6 +62,19 @@ static inline void fc_fill_fc_hdr(struct fc_frame *fp, enum fc_rctl r_ctl,
 	fh->fh_parm_offset = htonl(parm_offset);
 }
 
+/**
+ * fill FC header fields in specified fc_frame
+ */
+static inline void fc_fill_fc_hdr(struct fc_frame *fp, enum fc_rctl r_ctl,
+				  u32 did, u32 sid, enum fc_fh_type type,
+				  u32 f_ctl, u32 parm_offset)
+{
+	struct fc_frame_header *fh;
+
+	fh = fc_frame_header_get(fp);
+	__fc_fill_fc_hdr(fh, r_ctl, did, sid, type, f_ctl, parm_offset);
+}
+
 /**
  * fc_adisc_fill() - Fill in adisc request frame
  * @lport: local port.