diff --git a/drivers/base/base.h b/drivers/base/base.h
index 80598b312940..40fb069a8a7e 100644
--- a/drivers/base/base.h
+++ b/drivers/base/base.h
@@ -186,3 +186,11 @@ extern void device_links_unbind_consumers(struct device *dev);
 
 /* device pm support */
 void device_pm_move_to_tail(struct device *dev);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEVTMPFS
+int devtmpfs_create_node(struct device *dev);
+int devtmpfs_delete_node(struct device *dev);
+#else
+static inline int devtmpfs_create_node(struct device *dev) { return 0; }
+static inline int devtmpfs_delete_node(struct device *dev) { return 0; }
+#endif
diff --git a/include/linux/device.h b/include/linux/device.h
index 96ff76731e93..ba4c24f9cd8b 100644
--- a/include/linux/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/device.h
@@ -1664,12 +1664,8 @@ extern void put_device(struct device *dev);
 extern bool kill_device(struct device *dev);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEVTMPFS
-extern int devtmpfs_create_node(struct device *dev);
-extern int devtmpfs_delete_node(struct device *dev);
 extern int devtmpfs_mount(void);
 #else
-static inline int devtmpfs_create_node(struct device *dev) { return 0; }
-static inline int devtmpfs_delete_node(struct device *dev) { return 0; }
 static inline int devtmpfs_mount(void) { return 0; }
 #endif