diff --git a/include/asm-x86/desc.h b/include/asm-x86/desc.h
index e9356a852020e8d1da5ff6090dbf66f98fbf752c..e17581ad882414de354651f11f2db9d49ad79d53 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/desc.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/desc.h
@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@ static inline void pack_gate(gate_desc *gate, unsigned char type,
 
 #endif
 
+static inline int desc_empty(const void *ptr)
+{
+	const u32 *desc = ptr;
+	return !(desc[0] | desc[1]);
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_PARAVIRT
 #include <asm/paravirt.h>
 #else
diff --git a/include/asm-x86/processor_32.h b/include/asm-x86/processor_32.h
index b9dbe4668e75d052128f9356975bcb005b963fcd..cadeffb54a72af9bfce03d393218e6c1b99212f4 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/processor_32.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/processor_32.h
@@ -21,12 +21,6 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <asm/desc_defs.h>
 
-static inline int desc_empty(const void *ptr)
-{
-	const u32 *desc = ptr;
-	return !(desc[0] | desc[1]);
-}
-
 /*
  * Default implementation of macro that returns current
  * instruction pointer ("program counter").
diff --git a/include/asm-x86/processor_64.h b/include/asm-x86/processor_64.h
index c49716a76644b4a999659713ede28a5f3b5bc950..acecef80a510b25de9791056dab4dc579b1077f5 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/processor_64.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/processor_64.h
@@ -20,12 +20,6 @@
 #include <linux/cpumask.h>
 #include <asm/desc_defs.h>
 
-static inline int desc_empty(const void *ptr)
-{
-	const u32 *desc = ptr;
-	return !(desc[0] | desc[1]);
-}
-
 /*
  * Default implementation of macro that returns current
  * instruction pointer ("program counter").