diff --git a/arch/i386/power/suspend.c b/arch/i386/power/suspend.c
index db5e98d2eb73..a0020b913f31 100644
--- a/arch/i386/power/suspend.c
+++ b/arch/i386/power/suspend.c
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
 /* Defined in arch/i386/power/swsusp.S */
 extern int restore_image(void);
 
+/* References to section boundaries */
+extern const void __nosave_begin, __nosave_end;
+
 /* Pointer to the temporary resume page tables */
 pgd_t *resume_pg_dir;
 
@@ -156,3 +159,14 @@ int swsusp_arch_resume(void)
 	restore_image();
 	return 0;
 }
+
+/*
+ *	pfn_is_nosave - check if given pfn is in the 'nosave' section
+ */
+
+int pfn_is_nosave(unsigned long pfn)
+{
+	unsigned long nosave_begin_pfn = __pa_symbol(&__nosave_begin) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+	unsigned long nosave_end_pfn = PAGE_ALIGN(__pa_symbol(&__nosave_end)) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+	return (pfn >= nosave_begin_pfn) && (pfn < nosave_end_pfn);
+}
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/kernel/Makefile
index e0fa80eca366..aa693d0f151a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/Makefile
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP)	+= crash_dump.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_6xx)		+= idle_6xx.o l2cr_6xx.o cpu_setup_6xx.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TAU)		+= tau_6xx.o
 obj32-$(CONFIG_SOFTWARE_SUSPEND) += swsusp_32.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SOFTWARE_SUSPEND) += suspend.o
 obj32-$(CONFIG_MODULES)		+= module_32.o
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_PPC_MERGE),y)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/suspend.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/suspend.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8cee57107541
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/suspend.c
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ * Suspend support specific for power.
+ *
+ * Distribute under GPLv2
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2002 Pavel Machek <pavel@suse.cz>
+ * Copyright (c) 2001 Patrick Mochel <mochel@osdl.org>
+ */
+
+#include <asm/page.h>
+
+/* References to section boundaries */
+extern const void __nosave_begin, __nosave_end;
+
+/*
+ *	pfn_is_nosave - check if given pfn is in the 'nosave' section
+ */
+
+int pfn_is_nosave(unsigned long pfn)
+{
+	unsigned long nosave_begin_pfn = __pa(&__nosave_begin) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+	unsigned long nosave_end_pfn = PAGE_ALIGN(__pa(&__nosave_end)) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+	return (pfn >= nosave_begin_pfn) && (pfn < nosave_end_pfn);
+}
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/suspend.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/suspend.c
index fe865ea4df52..4ca523d58a5b 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/suspend.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/suspend.c
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 #include <asm/page.h>
 #include <asm/pgtable.h>
 
+/* References to section boundaries */
+extern const void __nosave_begin, __nosave_end;
+
 struct saved_context saved_context;
 
 unsigned long saved_context_eax, saved_context_ebx, saved_context_ecx, saved_context_edx;
@@ -220,4 +223,15 @@ int swsusp_arch_resume(void)
 	restore_image();
 	return 0;
 }
+
+/*
+ *	pfn_is_nosave - check if given pfn is in the 'nosave' section
+ */
+
+int pfn_is_nosave(unsigned long pfn)
+{
+	unsigned long nosave_begin_pfn = __pa_symbol(&__nosave_begin) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+	unsigned long nosave_end_pfn = PAGE_ALIGN(__pa_symbol(&__nosave_end)) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+	return (pfn >= nosave_begin_pfn) && (pfn < nosave_end_pfn);
+}
 #endif /* CONFIG_SOFTWARE_SUSPEND */
diff --git a/kernel/power/power.h b/kernel/power/power.h
index eb461b816bf4..1c6eef8df4ad 100644
--- a/kernel/power/power.h
+++ b/kernel/power/power.h
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ static inline int pm_suspend_disk(void)
 }
 #endif
 
+extern int pfn_is_nosave(unsigned long);
+
 extern struct mutex pm_mutex;
 
 #define power_attr(_name) \
@@ -37,9 +39,6 @@ static struct subsys_attribute _name##_attr = {	\
 
 extern struct subsystem power_subsys;
 
-/* References to section boundaries */
-extern const void __nosave_begin, __nosave_end;
-
 /* Preferred image size in bytes (default 500 MB) */
 extern unsigned long image_size;
 extern int in_suspend;
diff --git a/kernel/power/snapshot.c b/kernel/power/snapshot.c
index fc53ad068128..704c25a3ffec 100644
--- a/kernel/power/snapshot.c
+++ b/kernel/power/snapshot.c
@@ -650,17 +650,6 @@ static inline void *saveable_highmem_page(unsigned long pfn) { return NULL; }
 static inline unsigned int count_highmem_pages(void) { return 0; }
 #endif /* CONFIG_HIGHMEM */
 
-/**
- *	pfn_is_nosave - check if given pfn is in the 'nosave' section
- */
-
-static inline int pfn_is_nosave(unsigned long pfn)
-{
-	unsigned long nosave_begin_pfn = __pa(&__nosave_begin) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
-	unsigned long nosave_end_pfn = PAGE_ALIGN(__pa(&__nosave_end)) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
-	return (pfn >= nosave_begin_pfn) && (pfn < nosave_end_pfn);
-}
-
 /**
  *	saveable - Determine whether a non-highmem page should be included in
  *	the suspend image.