diff --git a/include/linux/kernel.h b/include/linux/kernel.h
index e96329ceb28c..e9ef6d6b51d5 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernel.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernel.h
@@ -562,6 +562,9 @@ int __trace_bprintk(unsigned long ip, const char *fmt, ...);
 extern __printf(2, 3)
 int __trace_printk(unsigned long ip, const char *fmt, ...);
 
+extern int __trace_bputs(unsigned long ip, const char *str);
+extern int __trace_puts(unsigned long ip, const char *str, int size);
+
 /**
  * trace_puts - write a string into the ftrace buffer
  * @str: the string to record
@@ -587,8 +590,6 @@ int __trace_printk(unsigned long ip, const char *fmt, ...);
  *  (1 when __trace_bputs is used, strlen(str) when __trace_puts is used)
  */
 
-extern int __trace_bputs(unsigned long ip, const char *str);
-extern int __trace_puts(unsigned long ip, const char *str, int size);
 #define trace_puts(str) ({						\
 	static const char *trace_printk_fmt				\
 		__attribute__((section("__trace_printk_fmt"))) =	\