diff --git a/include/linux/module.h b/include/linux/module.h
index 4598bf03e98b..fbcafe2ee13e 100644
--- a/include/linux/module.h
+++ b/include/linux/module.h
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 #include <linux/percpu.h>
 #include <asm/module.h>
 
-#include <trace/events/module.h>
-
 /* Not Yet Implemented */
 #define MODULE_SUPPORTED_DEVICE(name)
 
@@ -452,33 +450,11 @@ void symbol_put_addr(void *addr);
 
 /* Sometimes we know we already have a refcount, and it's easier not
    to handle the error case (which only happens with rmmod --wait). */
-static inline void __module_get(struct module *module)
-{
-	if (module) {
-		preempt_disable();
-		__this_cpu_inc(module->refptr->incs);
-		trace_module_get(module, _THIS_IP_);
-		preempt_enable();
-	}
-}
+extern void __module_get(struct module *module);
 
-static inline int try_module_get(struct module *module)
-{
-	int ret = 1;
-
-	if (module) {
-		preempt_disable();
-
-		if (likely(module_is_live(module))) {
-			__this_cpu_inc(module->refptr->incs);
-			trace_module_get(module, _THIS_IP_);
-		} else
-			ret = 0;
-
-		preempt_enable();
-	}
-	return ret;
-}
+/* This is the Right Way to get a module: if it fails, it's being removed,
+ * so pretend it's not there. */
+extern bool try_module_get(struct module *module);
 
 extern void module_put(struct module *module);
 
diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 6f6651a54590..294692d8fcd8 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -904,6 +904,36 @@ static ssize_t show_refcnt(struct module_attribute *mattr,
 static struct module_attribute modinfo_refcnt =
 	__ATTR(refcnt, 0444, show_refcnt, NULL);
 
+void __module_get(struct module *module)
+{
+	if (module) {
+		preempt_disable();
+		__this_cpu_inc(module->refptr->incs);
+		trace_module_get(module, _RET_IP_);
+		preempt_enable();
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__module_get);
+
+bool try_module_get(struct module *module)
+{
+	bool ret = true;
+
+	if (module) {
+		preempt_disable();
+
+		if (likely(module_is_live(module))) {
+			__this_cpu_inc(module->refptr->incs);
+			trace_module_get(module, _RET_IP_);
+		} else
+			ret = false;
+
+		preempt_enable();
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(try_module_get);
+
 void module_put(struct module *module)
 {
 	if (module) {