diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/img-ir/img-ir-hw.c b/drivers/media/rc/img-ir/img-ir-hw.c
index bfb282a714e8..ec49f94425fc 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/img-ir/img-ir-hw.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/img-ir/img-ir-hw.c
@@ -25,12 +25,6 @@
 /* Decoders lock (only modified to preprocess them) */
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(img_ir_decoders_lock);
 
-extern struct img_ir_decoder img_ir_nec;
-extern struct img_ir_decoder img_ir_jvc;
-extern struct img_ir_decoder img_ir_sony;
-extern struct img_ir_decoder img_ir_sharp;
-extern struct img_ir_decoder img_ir_sanyo;
-
 static bool img_ir_decoders_preprocessed;
 static struct img_ir_decoder *img_ir_decoders[] = {
 #ifdef CONFIG_IR_IMG_NEC
diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/img-ir/img-ir-hw.h b/drivers/media/rc/img-ir/img-ir-hw.h
index 3e40ce87b898..8fcc16c32c5b 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/img-ir/img-ir-hw.h
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/img-ir/img-ir-hw.h
@@ -168,6 +168,12 @@ struct img_ir_decoder {
 		      struct img_ir_filter *out, u64 protocols);
 };
 
+extern struct img_ir_decoder img_ir_nec;
+extern struct img_ir_decoder img_ir_jvc;
+extern struct img_ir_decoder img_ir_sony;
+extern struct img_ir_decoder img_ir_sharp;
+extern struct img_ir_decoder img_ir_sanyo;
+
 /**
  * struct img_ir_reg_timings - Reg values for decoder timings at clock rate.
  * @ctrl:	Processed control register value.