diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_internal.h b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_internal.h
index b36bb954db58..f4f0ff293797 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_internal.h
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ int do_rangeinfo_ioctl(struct comedi_device *dev,
 int comedi_alloc_board_minor(struct device *hardware_device);
 void comedi_free_board_minor(unsigned minor);
 int comedi_find_board_minor(struct device *hardware_device);
+int comedi_alloc_subdevice_minor(struct comedi_device *dev,
+				 struct comedi_subdevice *s);
+void comedi_free_subdevice_minor(struct comedi_subdevice *s);
 
 int comedi_buf_alloc(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_subdevice *s,
 		     unsigned long new_size);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedidev.h b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedidev.h
index f4541aec419e..484321d546dd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedidev.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedidev.h
@@ -348,10 +348,6 @@ void comedi_buf_memcpy_to(struct comedi_async *async, unsigned int offset,
 void comedi_buf_memcpy_from(struct comedi_async *async, unsigned int offset,
 			    void *destination, unsigned int num_bytes);
 
-int comedi_alloc_subdevice_minor(struct comedi_device *dev,
-				 struct comedi_subdevice *s);
-void comedi_free_subdevice_minor(struct comedi_subdevice *s);
-
 /* drivers.c - general comedi driver functions */
 
 int comedi_alloc_subdevices(struct comedi_device *, int);