diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index 62175cbcc801..8adcc5eaa175 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -885,23 +885,6 @@ struct file *open_exec(const char *name)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(open_exec);
 
-int kernel_read(struct file *file, loff_t offset,
-		char *addr, unsigned long count)
-{
-	mm_segment_t old_fs;
-	loff_t pos = offset;
-	int result;
-
-	old_fs = get_fs();
-	set_fs(get_ds());
-	/* The cast to a user pointer is valid due to the set_fs() */
-	result = vfs_read(file, (void __user *)addr, count, &pos);
-	set_fs(old_fs);
-	return result;
-}
-
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(kernel_read);
-
 int kernel_read_file(struct file *file, void **buf, loff_t *size,
 		     loff_t max_size, enum kernel_read_file_id id)
 {
diff --git a/fs/read_write.c b/fs/read_write.c
index 417dbe199505..1ea862bc7efd 100644
--- a/fs/read_write.c
+++ b/fs/read_write.c
@@ -415,6 +415,22 @@ ssize_t __vfs_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t count,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__vfs_read);
 
+int kernel_read(struct file *file, loff_t offset, char *addr,
+		unsigned long count)
+{
+	mm_segment_t old_fs;
+	loff_t pos = offset;
+	int result;
+
+	old_fs = get_fs();
+	set_fs(get_ds());
+	/* The cast to a user pointer is valid due to the set_fs() */
+	result = vfs_read(file, (void __user *)addr, count, &pos);
+	set_fs(old_fs);
+	return result;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(kernel_read);
+
 ssize_t vfs_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t count, loff_t *pos)
 {
 	ssize_t ret;