diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdpart.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdpart.c
index 6997c6cdc471..c90b7ba362d7 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdpart.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdpart.c
@@ -706,6 +706,8 @@ static struct mtd_part_parser *get_partition_parser(const char *name)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+#define put_partition_parser(p) do { module_put((p)->owner); } while (0)
+
 int register_mtd_parser(struct mtd_part_parser *p)
 {
 	spin_lock(&part_parser_lock);
diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/partitions.h b/include/linux/mtd/partitions.h
index c98d6b858c2c..2475228c1158 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/partitions.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/partitions.h
@@ -79,8 +79,6 @@ struct mtd_part_parser {
 extern int register_mtd_parser(struct mtd_part_parser *parser);
 extern int deregister_mtd_parser(struct mtd_part_parser *parser);
 
-#define put_partition_parser(p) do { module_put((p)->owner); } while(0)
-
 int mtd_is_partition(struct mtd_info *mtd);
 int mtd_add_partition(struct mtd_info *master, char *name,
 		      long long offset, long long length);