diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index 89526f0f2301..366c786d51be 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -5785,25 +5785,6 @@ static struct sk_buff *tcp_collapse_one(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return next;
 }
 
-/* Insert skb into rb tree, ordered by TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq */
-void tcp_rbtree_insert(struct rb_root *root, struct sk_buff *skb)
-{
-	struct rb_node **p = &root->rb_node;
-	struct rb_node *parent = NULL;
-	struct sk_buff *skb1;
-
-	while (*p) {
-		parent = *p;
-		skb1 = rb_to_skb(parent);
-		if (before(TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq, TCP_SKB_CB(skb1)->seq))
-			p = &parent->rb_left;
-		else
-			p = &parent->rb_right;
-	}
-	rb_link_node(&skb->rbnode, parent, p);
-	rb_insert_color(&skb->rbnode, root);
-}
-
 /* Collapse contiguous sequence of skbs head..tail with
  * sequence numbers start..end.
  *
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index 384456d88f47..326b58ff1118 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -66,6 +66,25 @@ void tcp_mstamp_refresh(struct tcp_sock *tp)
 static bool tcp_write_xmit(struct sock *sk, unsigned int mss_now, int nonagle,
 			   int push_one, gfp_t gfp);
 
+/* Insert skb into rb tree, ordered by TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq */
+void tcp_rbtree_insert(struct rb_root *root, struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	struct rb_node **p = &root->rb_node;
+	struct rb_node *parent = NULL;
+	struct sk_buff *skb1;
+
+	while (*p) {
+		parent = *p;
+		skb1 = rb_to_skb(parent);
+		if (before(TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq, TCP_SKB_CB(skb1)->seq))
+			p = &parent->rb_left;
+		else
+			p = &parent->rb_right;
+	}
+	rb_link_node(&skb->rbnode, parent, p);
+	rb_insert_color(&skb->rbnode, root);
+}
+
 /* Account for new data that has been sent to the network. */
 static void tcp_event_new_data_sent(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {