diff --git a/include/linux/trace_events.h b/include/linux/trace_events.h
index 0af63c4381b9..a556805eff8a 100644
--- a/include/linux/trace_events.h
+++ b/include/linux/trace_events.h
@@ -138,16 +138,7 @@ enum print_line_t {
 	TRACE_TYPE_NO_CONSUME	= 3	/* Handled but ask to not consume */
 };
 
-/*
- * Several functions return TRACE_TYPE_PARTIAL_LINE if the trace_seq
- * overflowed, and TRACE_TYPE_HANDLED otherwise. This helper function
- * simplifies those functions and keeps them in sync.
- */
-static inline enum print_line_t trace_handle_return(struct trace_seq *s)
-{
-	return trace_seq_has_overflowed(s) ?
-		TRACE_TYPE_PARTIAL_LINE : TRACE_TYPE_HANDLED;
-}
+enum print_line_t trace_handle_return(struct trace_seq *s);
 
 void tracing_generic_entry_update(struct trace_entry *entry,
 				  unsigned long flags,
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 4fa8e8f3c765..b5d4b80f2d45 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -1998,6 +1998,18 @@ void tracing_record_cmdline(struct task_struct *tsk)
 		__this_cpu_write(trace_cmdline_save, false);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Several functions return TRACE_TYPE_PARTIAL_LINE if the trace_seq
+ * overflowed, and TRACE_TYPE_HANDLED otherwise. This helper function
+ * simplifies those functions and keeps them in sync.
+ */
+enum print_line_t trace_handle_return(struct trace_seq *s)
+{
+	return trace_seq_has_overflowed(s) ?
+		TRACE_TYPE_PARTIAL_LINE : TRACE_TYPE_HANDLED;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(trace_handle_return);
+
 void
 tracing_generic_entry_update(struct trace_entry *entry, unsigned long flags,
 			     int pc)