diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
index 3a046e418aa4..4f0cafa18870 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
@@ -1939,17 +1939,8 @@ static inline int drbd_send_short_cmd(struct drbd_conf *mdev,
 	return drbd_send_cmd(mdev, &mdev->tconn->data, cmd, &h, sizeof(h));
 }
 
-static inline int drbd_send_ping(struct drbd_tconn *tconn)
-{
-	struct p_header h;
-	return !conn_send_cmd(tconn, 0, &tconn->meta, P_PING, &h, sizeof(h));
-}
-
-static inline int drbd_send_ping_ack(struct drbd_tconn *tconn)
-{
-	struct p_header h;
-	return !conn_send_cmd(tconn, 0, &tconn->meta, P_PING_ACK, &h, sizeof(h));
-}
+extern int drbd_send_ping(struct drbd_tconn *tconn);
+extern int drbd_send_ping_ack(struct drbd_tconn *tconn);
 
 static inline int drbd_send_state_req(struct drbd_conf *mdev,
 				      union drbd_state mask, union drbd_state val)
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
index a1deab6f1309..d9828612c8e8 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
@@ -765,6 +765,18 @@ int conn_send_cmd2(struct drbd_tconn *tconn, enum drbd_packet cmd, char *data,
 	return err;
 }
 
+int drbd_send_ping(struct drbd_tconn *tconn)
+{
+	struct p_header h;
+	return !conn_send_cmd(tconn, 0, &tconn->meta, P_PING, &h, sizeof(h));
+}
+
+int drbd_send_ping_ack(struct drbd_tconn *tconn)
+{
+	struct p_header h;
+	return !conn_send_cmd(tconn, 0, &tconn->meta, P_PING_ACK, &h, sizeof(h));
+}
+
 int drbd_send_sync_param(struct drbd_conf *mdev)
 {
 	struct p_rs_param_95 *p;