diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index cd8f69a00e86..1c04872890d4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -3099,9 +3099,6 @@ i915_gem_obj_finish_shmem_access(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
 }
 
 int __must_check i915_mutex_lock_interruptible(struct drm_device *dev);
-int __must_check i915_vma_move_to_active(struct i915_vma *vma,
-					 struct i915_request *rq,
-					 unsigned int flags);
 int i915_gem_dumb_create(struct drm_file *file_priv,
 			 struct drm_device *dev,
 			 struct drm_mode_create_dumb *args);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
index 97136e4ce91d..3f0c612d42e7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
@@ -1868,67 +1868,6 @@ static bool i915_gem_check_execbuffer(struct drm_i915_gem_execbuffer2 *exec)
 	return true;
 }
 
-static void export_fence(struct i915_vma *vma,
-			 struct i915_request *rq,
-			 unsigned int flags)
-{
-	struct reservation_object *resv = vma->resv;
-
-	/*
-	 * Ignore errors from failing to allocate the new fence, we can't
-	 * handle an error right now. Worst case should be missed
-	 * synchronisation leading to rendering corruption.
-	 */
-	reservation_object_lock(resv, NULL);
-	if (flags & EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE)
-		reservation_object_add_excl_fence(resv, &rq->fence);
-	else if (reservation_object_reserve_shared(resv) == 0)
-		reservation_object_add_shared_fence(resv, &rq->fence);
-	reservation_object_unlock(resv);
-}
-
-int i915_vma_move_to_active(struct i915_vma *vma,
-			    struct i915_request *rq,
-			    unsigned int flags)
-{
-	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj = vma->obj;
-	const unsigned int idx = rq->engine->id;
-
-	lockdep_assert_held(&rq->i915->drm.struct_mutex);
-	GEM_BUG_ON(!drm_mm_node_allocated(&vma->node));
-
-	/*
-	 * Add a reference if we're newly entering the active list.
-	 * The order in which we add operations to the retirement queue is
-	 * vital here: mark_active adds to the start of the callback list,
-	 * such that subsequent callbacks are called first. Therefore we
-	 * add the active reference first and queue for it to be dropped
-	 * *last*.
-	 */
-	if (!i915_vma_is_active(vma))
-		obj->active_count++;
-	i915_vma_set_active(vma, idx);
-	i915_gem_active_set(&vma->last_read[idx], rq);
-	list_move_tail(&vma->vm_link, &vma->vm->active_list);
-
-	obj->write_domain = 0;
-	if (flags & EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE) {
-		obj->write_domain = I915_GEM_DOMAIN_RENDER;
-
-		if (intel_fb_obj_invalidate(obj, ORIGIN_CS))
-			i915_gem_active_set(&obj->frontbuffer_write, rq);
-
-		obj->read_domains = 0;
-	}
-	obj->read_domains |= I915_GEM_GPU_DOMAINS;
-
-	if (flags & EXEC_OBJECT_NEEDS_FENCE)
-		i915_gem_active_set(&vma->last_fence, rq);
-
-	export_fence(vma, rq, flags);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int i915_reset_gen7_sol_offsets(struct i915_request *rq)
 {
 	u32 *cs;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.c
index d0e606e9b27a..7635c27e7e8b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.c
@@ -859,6 +859,67 @@ void i915_vma_revoke_mmap(struct i915_vma *vma)
 		list_del(&vma->obj->userfault_link);
 }
 
+static void export_fence(struct i915_vma *vma,
+			 struct i915_request *rq,
+			 unsigned int flags)
+{
+	struct reservation_object *resv = vma->resv;
+
+	/*
+	 * Ignore errors from failing to allocate the new fence, we can't
+	 * handle an error right now. Worst case should be missed
+	 * synchronisation leading to rendering corruption.
+	 */
+	reservation_object_lock(resv, NULL);
+	if (flags & EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE)
+		reservation_object_add_excl_fence(resv, &rq->fence);
+	else if (reservation_object_reserve_shared(resv) == 0)
+		reservation_object_add_shared_fence(resv, &rq->fence);
+	reservation_object_unlock(resv);
+}
+
+int i915_vma_move_to_active(struct i915_vma *vma,
+			    struct i915_request *rq,
+			    unsigned int flags)
+{
+	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj = vma->obj;
+	const unsigned int idx = rq->engine->id;
+
+	lockdep_assert_held(&rq->i915->drm.struct_mutex);
+	GEM_BUG_ON(!drm_mm_node_allocated(&vma->node));
+
+	/*
+	 * Add a reference if we're newly entering the active list.
+	 * The order in which we add operations to the retirement queue is
+	 * vital here: mark_active adds to the start of the callback list,
+	 * such that subsequent callbacks are called first. Therefore we
+	 * add the active reference first and queue for it to be dropped
+	 * *last*.
+	 */
+	if (!i915_vma_is_active(vma))
+		obj->active_count++;
+	i915_vma_set_active(vma, idx);
+	i915_gem_active_set(&vma->last_read[idx], rq);
+	list_move_tail(&vma->vm_link, &vma->vm->active_list);
+
+	obj->write_domain = 0;
+	if (flags & EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE) {
+		obj->write_domain = I915_GEM_DOMAIN_RENDER;
+
+		if (intel_fb_obj_invalidate(obj, ORIGIN_CS))
+			i915_gem_active_set(&obj->frontbuffer_write, rq);
+
+		obj->read_domains = 0;
+	}
+	obj->read_domains |= I915_GEM_GPU_DOMAINS;
+
+	if (flags & EXEC_OBJECT_NEEDS_FENCE)
+		i915_gem_active_set(&vma->last_fence, rq);
+
+	export_fence(vma, rq, flags);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int i915_vma_unbind(struct i915_vma *vma)
 {
 	unsigned long active;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.h
index 66a228931517..a218b689e418 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.h
@@ -215,6 +215,10 @@ static inline bool i915_vma_has_active_engine(const struct i915_vma *vma,
 	return vma->active & BIT(engine);
 }
 
+int __must_check i915_vma_move_to_active(struct i915_vma *vma,
+					 struct i915_request *rq,
+					 unsigned int flags);
+
 static inline u32 i915_ggtt_offset(const struct i915_vma *vma)
 {
 	GEM_BUG_ON(!i915_vma_is_ggtt(vma));
