diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
index 2d5a0a1a87b8..706f744f7308 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
@@ -806,23 +806,6 @@ void nft_expr_destroy(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_expr *expr);
 int nft_expr_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int attr,
 		  const struct nft_expr *expr);
 
-static inline int nft_expr_clone(struct nft_expr *dst, struct nft_expr *src)
-{
-	int err;
-
-	if (src->ops->clone) {
-		dst->ops = src->ops;
-		err = src->ops->clone(dst, src);
-		if (err < 0)
-			return err;
-	} else {
-		memcpy(dst, src, src->ops->size);
-	}
-
-	__module_get(src->ops->type->owner);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /**
  *	struct nft_rule - nf_tables rule
  *
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_dynset.c b/net/netfilter/nft_dynset.c
index e461007558e8..8394560aa695 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_dynset.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_dynset.c
@@ -28,6 +28,23 @@ struct nft_dynset {
 	struct nft_set_binding		binding;
 };
 
+static int nft_expr_clone(struct nft_expr *dst, struct nft_expr *src)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	if (src->ops->clone) {
+		dst->ops = src->ops;
+		err = src->ops->clone(dst, src);
+		if (err < 0)
+			return err;
+	} else {
+		memcpy(dst, src, src->ops->size);
+	}
+
+	__module_get(src->ops->type->owner);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void *nft_dynset_new(struct nft_set *set, const struct nft_expr *expr,
 			    struct nft_regs *regs)
 {