diff --git a/include/linux/cred.h b/include/linux/cred.h
index fb371601a3b416d4bfd7aeed4932fdec39e0ac0c..4e3387a89cb92a8549e2c2479c37ac7fd2443956 100644
--- a/include/linux/cred.h
+++ b/include/linux/cred.h
@@ -176,23 +176,7 @@ extern void __invalid_creds(const struct cred *, const char *, unsigned);
 extern void __validate_process_creds(struct task_struct *,
 				     const char *, unsigned);
 
-static inline bool creds_are_invalid(const struct cred *cred)
-{
-	if (cred->magic != CRED_MAGIC)
-		return true;
-	if (atomic_read(&cred->usage) < atomic_read(&cred->subscribers))
-		return true;
-#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_SELINUX
-	if (selinux_is_enabled()) {
-		if ((unsigned long) cred->security < PAGE_SIZE)
-			return true;
-		if ((*(u32 *)cred->security & 0xffffff00) ==
-		    (POISON_FREE << 24 | POISON_FREE << 16 | POISON_FREE << 8))
-			return true;
-	}
-#endif
-	return false;
-}
+extern bool creds_are_invalid(const struct cred *cred);
 
 static inline void __validate_creds(const struct cred *cred,
 				    const char *file, unsigned line)
diff --git a/kernel/cred.c b/kernel/cred.c
index d7f7a01082eb507ff78605a18e1f9faa79b20e61..70bda79fae249bb8ea901e139a8a4881961152ef 100644
--- a/kernel/cred.c
+++ b/kernel/cred.c
@@ -782,6 +782,24 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(set_create_files_as);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_CREDENTIALS
 
+bool creds_are_invalid(const struct cred *cred)
+{
+	if (cred->magic != CRED_MAGIC)
+		return true;
+	if (atomic_read(&cred->usage) < atomic_read(&cred->subscribers))
+		return true;
+#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_SELINUX
+	if (selinux_is_enabled()) {
+		if ((unsigned long) cred->security < PAGE_SIZE)
+			return true;
+		if ((*(u32 *)cred->security & 0xffffff00) ==
+		    (POISON_FREE << 24 | POISON_FREE << 16 | POISON_FREE << 8))
+			return true;
+	}
+#endif
+	return false;
+}
+
 /*
  * dump invalid credentials
  */