diff --git a/include/net/request_sock.h b/include/net/request_sock.h
index 23bb909771fb..5a9c826a7092 100644
--- a/include/net/request_sock.h
+++ b/include/net/request_sock.h
@@ -123,14 +123,7 @@ static inline struct sock *skb_steal_sock(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return sk;
 }
 
-static inline void __reqsk_free(struct request_sock *req)
-{
-	req->rsk_ops->destructor(req);
-	if (req->rsk_listener)
-		sock_put(req->rsk_listener);
-	kfree(req->saved_syn);
-	kmem_cache_free(req->rsk_ops->slab, req);
-}
+void __reqsk_free(struct request_sock *req);
 
 static inline void reqsk_free(struct request_sock *req)
 {
diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
index 60f2ee039c05..5dfac6ce1110 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
@@ -919,6 +919,16 @@ struct request_sock *inet_reqsk_alloc(const struct request_sock_ops *ops,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(inet_reqsk_alloc);
 
+void __reqsk_free(struct request_sock *req)
+{
+	req->rsk_ops->destructor(req);
+	if (req->rsk_listener)
+		sock_put(req->rsk_listener);
+	kfree(req->saved_syn);
+	kmem_cache_free(req->rsk_ops->slab, req);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__reqsk_free);
+
 static struct request_sock *inet_reqsk_clone(struct request_sock *req,
 					     struct sock *sk)
 {