diff --git a/drivers/dma-buf/Makefile b/drivers/dma-buf/Makefile
index 4c9eb53ba3f896f2b3b7dee06b938e9c04f09053..70ec901edf2c59f427e9b09e159426eb65405377 100644
--- a/drivers/dma-buf/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/dma-buf/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 obj-y := dma-buf.o dma-fence.o dma-fence-array.o dma-fence-chain.o \
-	 dma-resv.o
+	 dma-fence-unwrap.o dma-resv.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DMABUF_HEAPS)	+= dma-heap.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DMABUF_HEAPS)	+= heaps/
 obj-$(CONFIG_SYNC_FILE)		+= sync_file.o
diff --git a/drivers/dma-buf/dma-fence-unwrap.c b/drivers/dma-buf/dma-fence-unwrap.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..711be125428c1ad48a7e2f62952f8a11412aaa54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/dma-buf/dma-fence-unwrap.c
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+/*
+ * dma-fence-util: misc functions for dma_fence objects
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
+ * Authors:
+ *	Christian König <christian.koenig@amd.com>
+ */
+
+#include <linux/dma-fence.h>
+#include <linux/dma-fence-array.h>
+#include <linux/dma-fence-chain.h>
+#include <linux/dma-fence-unwrap.h>
+
+/* Internal helper to start new array iteration, don't use directly */
+static struct dma_fence *
+__dma_fence_unwrap_array(struct dma_fence_unwrap *cursor)
+{
+	cursor->array = dma_fence_chain_contained(cursor->chain);
+	cursor->index = 0;
+	return dma_fence_array_first(cursor->array);
+}
+
+/**
+ * dma_fence_unwrap_first - return the first fence from fence containers
+ * @head: the entrypoint into the containers
+ * @cursor: current position inside the containers
+ *
+ * Unwraps potential dma_fence_chain/dma_fence_array containers and return the
+ * first fence.
+ */
+struct dma_fence *dma_fence_unwrap_first(struct dma_fence *head,
+					 struct dma_fence_unwrap *cursor)
+{
+	cursor->chain = dma_fence_get(head);
+	return __dma_fence_unwrap_array(cursor);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dma_fence_unwrap_first);
+
+/**
+ * dma_fence_unwrap_next - return the next fence from a fence containers
+ * @cursor: current position inside the containers
+ *
+ * Continue unwrapping the dma_fence_chain/dma_fence_array containers and return
+ * the next fence from them.
+ */
+struct dma_fence *dma_fence_unwrap_next(struct dma_fence_unwrap *cursor)
+{
+	struct dma_fence *tmp;
+
+	++cursor->index;
+	tmp = dma_fence_array_next(cursor->array, cursor->index);
+	if (tmp)
+		return tmp;
+
+	cursor->chain = dma_fence_chain_walk(cursor->chain);
+	return __dma_fence_unwrap_array(cursor);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dma_fence_unwrap_next);
diff --git a/include/linux/dma-fence-unwrap.h b/include/linux/dma-fence-unwrap.h
index 77e335a1bcac8ce5b3998099e17570e117ba4540..e7c219da4ed7ff5a32b3d5699328f3b1d882e546 100644
--- a/include/linux/dma-fence-unwrap.h
+++ b/include/linux/dma-fence-unwrap.h
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
 /*
- * fence-chain: chain fences together in a timeline
- *
  * Copyright (C) 2022 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
  * Authors:
  *	Christian König <christian.koenig@amd.com>
@@ -10,8 +8,7 @@
 #ifndef __LINUX_DMA_FENCE_UNWRAP_H
 #define __LINUX_DMA_FENCE_UNWRAP_H
 
-#include <linux/dma-fence-chain.h>
-#include <linux/dma-fence-array.h>
+struct dma_fence;
 
 /**
  * struct dma_fence_unwrap - cursor into the container structure
@@ -33,50 +30,9 @@ struct dma_fence_unwrap {
 	unsigned int index;
 };
 
-/* Internal helper to start new array iteration, don't use directly */
-static inline struct dma_fence *
-__dma_fence_unwrap_array(struct dma_fence_unwrap * cursor)
-{
-	cursor->array = dma_fence_chain_contained(cursor->chain);
-	cursor->index = 0;
-	return dma_fence_array_first(cursor->array);
-}
-
-/**
- * dma_fence_unwrap_first - return the first fence from fence containers
- * @head: the entrypoint into the containers
- * @cursor: current position inside the containers
- *
- * Unwraps potential dma_fence_chain/dma_fence_array containers and return the
- * first fence.
- */
-static inline struct dma_fence *
-dma_fence_unwrap_first(struct dma_fence *head, struct dma_fence_unwrap *cursor)
-{
-	cursor->chain = dma_fence_get(head);
-	return __dma_fence_unwrap_array(cursor);
-}
-
-/**
- * dma_fence_unwrap_next - return the next fence from a fence containers
- * @cursor: current position inside the containers
- *
- * Continue unwrapping the dma_fence_chain/dma_fence_array containers and return
- * the next fence from them.
- */
-static inline struct dma_fence *
-dma_fence_unwrap_next(struct dma_fence_unwrap *cursor)
-{
-	struct dma_fence *tmp;
-
-	++cursor->index;
-	tmp = dma_fence_array_next(cursor->array, cursor->index);
-	if (tmp)
-		return tmp;
-
-	cursor->chain = dma_fence_chain_walk(cursor->chain);
-	return __dma_fence_unwrap_array(cursor);
-}
+struct dma_fence *dma_fence_unwrap_first(struct dma_fence *head,
+					 struct dma_fence_unwrap *cursor);
+struct dma_fence *dma_fence_unwrap_next(struct dma_fence_unwrap *cursor);
 
 /**
  * dma_fence_unwrap_for_each - iterate over all fences in containers