diff --git a/fs/gfs2/lops.c b/fs/gfs2/lops.c
index 17c5b5d7dc88..010b9fb9fec6 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/lops.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/lops.c
@@ -579,6 +579,24 @@ static int buf_lo_scan_elements(struct gfs2_jdesc *jd, unsigned int start,
 	return error;
 }
 
+/**
+ * gfs2_meta_sync - Sync all buffers associated with a glock
+ * @gl: The glock
+ *
+ */
+
+static void gfs2_meta_sync(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
+{
+	struct address_space *mapping = gfs2_glock2aspace(gl);
+	int error;
+
+	filemap_fdatawrite(mapping);
+	error = filemap_fdatawait(mapping);
+
+	if (error)
+		gfs2_io_error(gl->gl_sbd);
+}
+
 static void buf_lo_after_scan(struct gfs2_jdesc *jd, int error, int pass)
 {
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(jd->jd_inode);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/meta_io.c b/fs/gfs2/meta_io.c
index 0da390686c08..932415050540 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/meta_io.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/meta_io.c
@@ -97,24 +97,6 @@ const struct address_space_operations gfs2_meta_aops = {
 	.releasepage = gfs2_releasepage,
 };
 
-/**
- * gfs2_meta_sync - Sync all buffers associated with a glock
- * @gl: The glock
- *
- */
-
-void gfs2_meta_sync(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
-{
-	struct address_space *mapping = gfs2_glock2aspace(gl);
-	int error;
-
-	filemap_fdatawrite(mapping);
-	error = filemap_fdatawait(mapping);
-
-	if (error)
-		gfs2_io_error(gl->gl_sbd);
-}
-
 /**
  * gfs2_getbuf - Get a buffer with a given address space
  * @gl: the glock
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/meta_io.h b/fs/gfs2/meta_io.h
index 0d4c843b6f8e..4823b934208a 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/meta_io.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/meta_io.h
@@ -48,21 +48,17 @@ static inline struct gfs2_sbd *gfs2_mapping2sbd(struct address_space *mapping)
 		return inode->i_sb->s_fs_info;
 }
 
-void gfs2_meta_sync(struct gfs2_glock *gl);
-
-struct buffer_head *gfs2_meta_new(struct gfs2_glock *gl, u64 blkno);
-int gfs2_meta_read(struct gfs2_glock *gl, u64 blkno,
-		   int flags, struct buffer_head **bhp);
-int gfs2_meta_wait(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct buffer_head *bh);
-struct buffer_head *gfs2_getbuf(struct gfs2_glock *gl, u64 blkno, int create);
-
-void gfs2_remove_from_journal(struct buffer_head *bh, struct gfs2_trans *tr,
-			      int meta);
-
-void gfs2_meta_wipe(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 bstart, u32 blen);
-
-int gfs2_meta_indirect_buffer(struct gfs2_inode *ip, int height, u64 num,
-			      struct buffer_head **bhp);
+extern struct buffer_head *gfs2_meta_new(struct gfs2_glock *gl, u64 blkno);
+extern int gfs2_meta_read(struct gfs2_glock *gl, u64 blkno, int flags,
+			  struct buffer_head **bhp);
+extern int gfs2_meta_wait(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct buffer_head *bh);
+extern struct buffer_head *gfs2_getbuf(struct gfs2_glock *gl, u64 blkno,
+				       int create);
+extern void gfs2_remove_from_journal(struct buffer_head *bh,
+				     struct gfs2_trans *tr, int meta);
+extern void gfs2_meta_wipe(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 bstart, u32 blen);
+extern int gfs2_meta_indirect_buffer(struct gfs2_inode *ip, int height, u64 num,
+				     struct buffer_head **bhp);
 
 static inline int gfs2_meta_inode_buffer(struct gfs2_inode *ip,
 					 struct buffer_head **bhp)