diff --git a/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorbus_main.c b/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorbus_main.c
index fc841b1..bb1b6a0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorbus_main.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorbus_main.c
@@ -763,6 +763,22 @@ write_vbus_dev_info(struct visorchannel *chan,
 	visorchannel_write(chan, off, info, sizeof(*info));
 }
 
+static void bus_device_info_init(
+		struct ultra_vbus_deviceinfo *bus_device_info_ptr,
+		const char *dev_type, const char *drv_name)
+{
+	memset(bus_device_info_ptr, 0, sizeof(struct ultra_vbus_deviceinfo));
+	snprintf(bus_device_info_ptr->devtype,
+		 sizeof(bus_device_info_ptr->devtype),
+		 "%s", (dev_type) ? dev_type : "unknownType");
+	snprintf(bus_device_info_ptr->drvname,
+		 sizeof(bus_device_info_ptr->drvname),
+		 "%s", (drv_name) ? drv_name : "unknownDriver");
+	snprintf(bus_device_info_ptr->infostrs,
+		 sizeof(bus_device_info_ptr->infostrs), "kernel ver. %s",
+		 utsname()->release);
+}
+
 /*
  * fix_vbus_dev_info() - for a child device just created on a client bus, fill
  *                       in information about the driver that is controlling
diff --git a/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorbus_private.h b/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorbus_private.h
index eb8b3ec..fdccfcb 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorbus_private.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorbus_private.h
@@ -27,22 +27,6 @@
  * command line
  */
 
-static inline void bus_device_info_init(
-		struct ultra_vbus_deviceinfo *bus_device_info_ptr,
-		const char *dev_type, const char *drv_name)
-{
-	memset(bus_device_info_ptr, 0, sizeof(struct ultra_vbus_deviceinfo));
-	snprintf(bus_device_info_ptr->devtype,
-		 sizeof(bus_device_info_ptr->devtype),
-		 "%s", (dev_type) ? dev_type : "unknownType");
-	snprintf(bus_device_info_ptr->drvname,
-		 sizeof(bus_device_info_ptr->drvname),
-		 "%s", (drv_name) ? drv_name : "unknownDriver");
-	snprintf(bus_device_info_ptr->infostrs,
-		 sizeof(bus_device_info_ptr->infostrs), "kernel ver. %s",
-		 utsname()->release);
-}
-
 void chipset_bus_create(struct visor_device *bus_info);
 void chipset_bus_destroy(struct visor_device *bus_info);
 void chipset_device_create(struct visor_device *dev_info);