diff --git a/include/linux/extable.h b/include/linux/extable.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2c71dccd1bc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/extable.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#ifndef _LINUX_EXTABLE_H
+#define _LINUX_EXTABLE_H
+
+struct module;
+struct exception_table_entry;
+
+const struct exception_table_entry *
+search_extable(const struct exception_table_entry *first,
+	       const struct exception_table_entry *last,
+	       unsigned long value);
+void sort_extable(struct exception_table_entry *start,
+		  struct exception_table_entry *finish);
+void sort_main_extable(void);
+void trim_init_extable(struct module *m);
+
+/* Given an address, look for it in the exception tables */
+const struct exception_table_entry *search_exception_tables(unsigned long add);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
+/* For extable.c to search modules' exception tables. */
+const struct exception_table_entry *search_module_extables(unsigned long addr);
+#else
+static inline const struct exception_table_entry *
+search_module_extables(unsigned long addr)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+#endif /*CONFIG_MODULES*/
+
+#endif /* _LINUX_EXTABLE_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/module.h b/include/linux/module.h
index f777164c238b..f95ed243a4de 100644
--- a/include/linux/module.h
+++ b/include/linux/module.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
 #include <linux/jump_label.h>
 #include <linux/export.h>
+#include <linux/extable.h>	/* only as arch move module.h -> extable.h */
 #include <linux/rbtree_latch.h>
 
 #include <linux/percpu.h>
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ struct modversion_info {
 };
 
 struct module;
+struct exception_table_entry;
 
 struct module_kobject {
 	struct kobject kobj;
@@ -155,18 +157,6 @@ extern void cleanup_module(void);
 #define __INITRODATA_OR_MODULE __INITRODATA
 #endif /*CONFIG_MODULES*/
 
-/* Archs provide a method of finding the correct exception table. */
-struct exception_table_entry;
-
-const struct exception_table_entry *
-search_extable(const struct exception_table_entry *first,
-	       const struct exception_table_entry *last,
-	       unsigned long value);
-void sort_extable(struct exception_table_entry *start,
-		  struct exception_table_entry *finish);
-void sort_main_extable(void);
-void trim_init_extable(struct module *m);
-
 /* Generic info of form tag = "info" */
 #define MODULE_INFO(tag, info) __MODULE_INFO(tag, tag, info)
 
@@ -268,9 +258,6 @@ extern const typeof(name) __mod_##type##__##name##_device_table		\
  * files require multiple MODULE_FIRMWARE() specifiers */
 #define MODULE_FIRMWARE(_firmware) MODULE_INFO(firmware, _firmware)
 
-/* Given an address, look for it in the exception tables */
-const struct exception_table_entry *search_exception_tables(unsigned long add);
-
 struct notifier_block;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
@@ -630,9 +617,6 @@ const char *module_address_lookup(unsigned long addr,
 int lookup_module_symbol_name(unsigned long addr, char *symname);
 int lookup_module_symbol_attrs(unsigned long addr, unsigned long *size, unsigned long *offset, char *modname, char *name);
 
-/* For extable.c to search modules' exception tables. */
-const struct exception_table_entry *search_module_extables(unsigned long addr);
-
 int register_module_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
 int unregister_module_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
 
@@ -657,13 +641,6 @@ static inline bool is_livepatch_module(struct module *mod)
 
 #else /* !CONFIG_MODULES... */
 
-/* Given an address, look for it in the exception tables. */
-static inline const struct exception_table_entry *
-search_module_extables(unsigned long addr)
-{
-	return NULL;
-}
-
 static inline struct module *__module_address(unsigned long addr)
 {
 	return NULL;