diff --git a/include/linux/lockref.h b/include/linux/lockref.h
index 0ea0260..4c0af31 100644
--- a/include/linux/lockref.h
+++ b/include/linux/lockref.h
@@ -21,67 +21,9 @@ struct lockref {
 	unsigned int count;
 };
 
-/**
- * lockref_get - Increments reference count unconditionally
- * @lockcnt: pointer to lockref structure
- *
- * This operation is only valid if you already hold a reference
- * to the object, so you know the count cannot be zero.
- */
-static inline void lockref_get(struct lockref *lockref)
-{
-	spin_lock(&lockref->lock);
-	lockref->count++;
-	spin_unlock(&lockref->lock);
-}
-
-/**
- * lockref_get_not_zero - Increments count unless the count is 0
- * @lockcnt: pointer to lockref structure
- * Return: 1 if count updated successfully or 0 if count is 0
- */
-static inline int lockref_get_not_zero(struct lockref *lockref)
-{
-	int retval = 0;
-
-	spin_lock(&lockref->lock);
-	if (lockref->count) {
-		lockref->count++;
-		retval = 1;
-	}
-	spin_unlock(&lockref->lock);
-	return retval;
-}
-
-/**
- * lockref_get_or_lock - Increments count unless the count is 0
- * @lockcnt: pointer to lockref structure
- * Return: 1 if count updated successfully or 0 if count was zero
- * and we got the lock instead.
- */
-static inline int lockref_get_or_lock(struct lockref *lockref)
-{
-	spin_lock(&lockref->lock);
-	if (!lockref->count)
-		return 0;
-	lockref->count++;
-	spin_unlock(&lockref->lock);
-	return 1;
-}
-
-/**
- * lockref_put_or_lock - decrements count unless count <= 1 before decrement
- * @lockcnt: pointer to lockref structure
- * Return: 1 if count updated successfully or 0 if count <= 1 and lock taken
- */
-static inline int lockref_put_or_lock(struct lockref *lockref)
-{
-	spin_lock(&lockref->lock);
-	if (lockref->count <= 1)
-		return 0;
-	lockref->count--;
-	spin_unlock(&lockref->lock);
-	return 1;
-}
+extern void lockref_get(struct lockref *);
+extern int lockref_get_not_zero(struct lockref *);
+extern int lockref_get_or_lock(struct lockref *);
+extern int lockref_put_or_lock(struct lockref *);
 
 #endif /* __LINUX_LOCKREF_H */
diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index 7baccfd..f2cb308 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ lib-$(CONFIG_MMU) += ioremap.o
 lib-$(CONFIG_SMP) += cpumask.o
 
 lib-y	+= kobject.o klist.o
+obj-y	+= lockref.o
 
 obj-y += bcd.o div64.o sort.o parser.o halfmd4.o debug_locks.o random32.o \
 	 bust_spinlocks.o hexdump.o kasprintf.o bitmap.o scatterlist.o \
diff --git a/lib/lockref.c b/lib/lockref.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9a4f4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/lockref.c
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#include <linux/export.h>
+#include <linux/lockref.h>
+
+/**
+ * lockref_get - Increments reference count unconditionally
+ * @lockcnt: pointer to lockref structure
+ *
+ * This operation is only valid if you already hold a reference
+ * to the object, so you know the count cannot be zero.
+ */
+void lockref_get(struct lockref *lockref)
+{
+	spin_lock(&lockref->lock);
+	lockref->count++;
+	spin_unlock(&lockref->lock);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(lockref_get);
+
+/**
+ * lockref_get_not_zero - Increments count unless the count is 0
+ * @lockcnt: pointer to lockref structure
+ * Return: 1 if count updated successfully or 0 if count was zero
+ */
+int lockref_get_not_zero(struct lockref *lockref)
+{
+	int retval = 0;
+
+	spin_lock(&lockref->lock);
+	if (lockref->count) {
+		lockref->count++;
+		retval = 1;
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&lockref->lock);
+	return retval;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(lockref_get_not_zero);
+
+/**
+ * lockref_get_or_lock - Increments count unless the count is 0
+ * @lockcnt: pointer to lockref structure
+ * Return: 1 if count updated successfully or 0 if count was zero
+ * and we got the lock instead.
+ */
+int lockref_get_or_lock(struct lockref *lockref)
+{
+	spin_lock(&lockref->lock);
+	if (!lockref->count)
+		return 0;
+	lockref->count++;
+	spin_unlock(&lockref->lock);
+	return 1;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(lockref_get_or_lock);
+
+/**
+ * lockref_put_or_lock - decrements count unless count <= 1 before decrement
+ * @lockcnt: pointer to lockref structure
+ * Return: 1 if count updated successfully or 0 if count <= 1 and lock taken
+ */
+int lockref_put_or_lock(struct lockref *lockref)
+{
+	spin_lock(&lockref->lock);
+	if (lockref->count <= 1)
+		return 0;
+	lockref->count--;
+	spin_unlock(&lockref->lock);
+	return 1;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(lockref_put_or_lock);