diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_da_btree.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_da_btree.h
index 9d5a7e8c38fe..41f27b332048 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_da_btree.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_da_btree.h
@@ -268,5 +268,6 @@ xfs_daddr_t xfs_da_blkno(xfs_dabuf_t *dabuf);
 
 extern struct kmem_zone *xfs_da_state_zone;
 extern struct kmem_zone *xfs_dabuf_zone;
+extern const struct xfs_nameops xfs_default_nameops;
 
 #endif	/* __XFS_DA_BTREE_H__ */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2.c
index 1afb12278b8d..c657bec6d951 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2.c
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@
 
 struct xfs_name xfs_name_dotdot = {"..", 2};
 
-extern const struct xfs_nameops xfs_default_nameops;
-
 /*
  * ASCII case-insensitive (ie. A-Z) support for directories that was
  * used in IRIX.