diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_bitmap.h b/include/linux/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_bitmap.h
index 2dddbc6dcac7..fcc4d214a788 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_bitmap.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_bitmap.h
@@ -12,18 +12,4 @@ enum {
 	IPSET_ADD_START_STORED_TIMEOUT,
 };
 
-/* Common functions */
-
-static inline u32
-range_to_mask(u32 from, u32 to, u8 *bits)
-{
-	u32 mask = 0xFFFFFFFE;
-
-	*bits = 32;
-	while (--(*bits) > 0 && mask && (to & mask) != from)
-		mask <<= 1;
-
-	return mask;
-}
-
 #endif /* __IP_SET_BITMAP_H */
diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_bitmap_ip.c b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_bitmap_ip.c
index c06172d5b017..abe8f77d7d23 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_bitmap_ip.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_bitmap_ip.c
@@ -237,6 +237,18 @@ init_map_ip(struct ip_set *set, struct bitmap_ip *map,
 	return true;
 }
 
+static u32
+range_to_mask(u32 from, u32 to, u8 *bits)
+{
+	u32 mask = 0xFFFFFFFE;
+
+	*bits = 32;
+	while (--(*bits) > 0 && mask && (to & mask) != from)
+		mask <<= 1;
+
+	return mask;
+}
+
 static int
 bitmap_ip_create(struct net *net, struct ip_set *set, struct nlattr *tb[],
 		 u32 flags)