diff --git a/drivers/soc/fsl/qe/qe_ic.c b/drivers/soc/fsl/qe/qe_ic.c
index 7b1870d2866a..a847b2672e90 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/fsl/qe/qe_ic.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/fsl/qe/qe_ic.c
@@ -402,6 +402,64 @@ unsigned int qe_ic_get_high_irq(struct qe_ic *qe_ic)
 	return irq_linear_revmap(qe_ic->irqhost, irq);
 }
 
+void qe_ic_cascade_low_ipic(struct irq_desc *desc)
+{
+	struct qe_ic *qe_ic = irq_desc_get_handler_data(desc);
+	unsigned int cascade_irq = qe_ic_get_low_irq(qe_ic);
+
+	if (cascade_irq != NO_IRQ)
+		generic_handle_irq(cascade_irq);
+}
+
+void qe_ic_cascade_high_ipic(struct irq_desc *desc)
+{
+	struct qe_ic *qe_ic = irq_desc_get_handler_data(desc);
+	unsigned int cascade_irq = qe_ic_get_high_irq(qe_ic);
+
+	if (cascade_irq != NO_IRQ)
+		generic_handle_irq(cascade_irq);
+}
+
+void qe_ic_cascade_low_mpic(struct irq_desc *desc)
+{
+	struct qe_ic *qe_ic = irq_desc_get_handler_data(desc);
+	unsigned int cascade_irq = qe_ic_get_low_irq(qe_ic);
+	struct irq_chip *chip = irq_desc_get_chip(desc);
+
+	if (cascade_irq != NO_IRQ)
+		generic_handle_irq(cascade_irq);
+
+	chip->irq_eoi(&desc->irq_data);
+}
+
+void qe_ic_cascade_high_mpic(struct irq_desc *desc)
+{
+	struct qe_ic *qe_ic = irq_desc_get_handler_data(desc);
+	unsigned int cascade_irq = qe_ic_get_high_irq(qe_ic);
+	struct irq_chip *chip = irq_desc_get_chip(desc);
+
+	if (cascade_irq != NO_IRQ)
+		generic_handle_irq(cascade_irq);
+
+	chip->irq_eoi(&desc->irq_data);
+}
+
+void qe_ic_cascade_muxed_mpic(struct irq_desc *desc)
+{
+	struct qe_ic *qe_ic = irq_desc_get_handler_data(desc);
+	unsigned int cascade_irq;
+	struct irq_chip *chip = irq_desc_get_chip(desc);
+
+	cascade_irq = qe_ic_get_high_irq(qe_ic);
+	if (cascade_irq == NO_IRQ)
+		cascade_irq = qe_ic_get_low_irq(qe_ic);
+
+	if (cascade_irq != NO_IRQ)
+		generic_handle_irq(cascade_irq);
+
+	chip->irq_eoi(&desc->irq_data);
+}
+
 void __init qe_ic_init(struct device_node *node, unsigned int flags,
 		       void (*low_handler)(struct irq_desc *desc),
 		       void (*high_handler)(struct irq_desc *desc))
diff --git a/include/soc/fsl/qe/qe_ic.h b/include/soc/fsl/qe/qe_ic.h
index 714a9b890d8d..f3492eb13052 100644
--- a/include/soc/fsl/qe/qe_ic.h
+++ b/include/soc/fsl/qe/qe_ic.h
@@ -74,62 +74,10 @@ void qe_ic_set_highest_priority(unsigned int virq, int high);
 int qe_ic_set_priority(unsigned int virq, unsigned int priority);
 int qe_ic_set_high_priority(unsigned int virq, unsigned int priority, int high);
 
-static inline void qe_ic_cascade_low_ipic(struct irq_desc *desc)
-{
-	struct qe_ic *qe_ic = irq_desc_get_handler_data(desc);
-	unsigned int cascade_irq = qe_ic_get_low_irq(qe_ic);
-
-	if (cascade_irq != NO_IRQ)
-		generic_handle_irq(cascade_irq);
-}
-
-static inline void qe_ic_cascade_high_ipic(struct irq_desc *desc)
-{
-	struct qe_ic *qe_ic = irq_desc_get_handler_data(desc);
-	unsigned int cascade_irq = qe_ic_get_high_irq(qe_ic);
-
-	if (cascade_irq != NO_IRQ)
-		generic_handle_irq(cascade_irq);
-}
-
-static inline void qe_ic_cascade_low_mpic(struct irq_desc *desc)
-{
-	struct qe_ic *qe_ic = irq_desc_get_handler_data(desc);
-	unsigned int cascade_irq = qe_ic_get_low_irq(qe_ic);
-	struct irq_chip *chip = irq_desc_get_chip(desc);
-
-	if (cascade_irq != NO_IRQ)
-		generic_handle_irq(cascade_irq);
-
-	chip->irq_eoi(&desc->irq_data);
-}
-
-static inline void qe_ic_cascade_high_mpic(struct irq_desc *desc)
-{
-	struct qe_ic *qe_ic = irq_desc_get_handler_data(desc);
-	unsigned int cascade_irq = qe_ic_get_high_irq(qe_ic);
-	struct irq_chip *chip = irq_desc_get_chip(desc);
-
-	if (cascade_irq != NO_IRQ)
-		generic_handle_irq(cascade_irq);
-
-	chip->irq_eoi(&desc->irq_data);
-}
-
-static inline void qe_ic_cascade_muxed_mpic(struct irq_desc *desc)
-{
-	struct qe_ic *qe_ic = irq_desc_get_handler_data(desc);
-	unsigned int cascade_irq;
-	struct irq_chip *chip = irq_desc_get_chip(desc);
-
-	cascade_irq = qe_ic_get_high_irq(qe_ic);
-	if (cascade_irq == NO_IRQ)
-		cascade_irq = qe_ic_get_low_irq(qe_ic);
-
-	if (cascade_irq != NO_IRQ)
-		generic_handle_irq(cascade_irq);
-
-	chip->irq_eoi(&desc->irq_data);
-}
+void qe_ic_cascade_low_ipic(struct irq_desc *desc);
+void qe_ic_cascade_high_ipic(struct irq_desc *desc);
+void qe_ic_cascade_low_mpic(struct irq_desc *desc);
+void qe_ic_cascade_high_mpic(struct irq_desc *desc);
+void qe_ic_cascade_muxed_mpic(struct irq_desc *desc);
 
 #endif /* _ASM_POWERPC_QE_IC_H */
