diff --git a/include/linux/rcupdate.h b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
index 5a75d19aa661..13bbfbde41b9 100644
--- a/include/linux/rcupdate.h
+++ b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
@@ -358,9 +358,19 @@ void wait_rcu_gp(call_rcu_func_t crf);
  * initialization.
  */
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_OBJECTS_RCU_HEAD
+void init_rcu_head(struct rcu_head *head);
+void destroy_rcu_head(struct rcu_head *head);
 void init_rcu_head_on_stack(struct rcu_head *head);
 void destroy_rcu_head_on_stack(struct rcu_head *head);
 #else /* !CONFIG_DEBUG_OBJECTS_RCU_HEAD */
+static inline void init_rcu_head(struct rcu_head *head)
+{
+}
+
+static inline void destroy_rcu_head(struct rcu_head *head)
+{
+}
+
 static inline void init_rcu_head_on_stack(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
 }
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/update.c b/kernel/rcu/update.c
index a2aeb4df0f60..0fb691e63ce6 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/update.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/update.c
@@ -200,12 +200,12 @@ void wait_rcu_gp(call_rcu_func_t crf)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(wait_rcu_gp);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_OBJECTS_RCU_HEAD
-static inline void debug_init_rcu_head(struct rcu_head *head)
+void init_rcu_head(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
 	debug_object_init(head, &rcuhead_debug_descr);
 }
 
-static inline void debug_rcu_head_free(struct rcu_head *head)
+void destroy_rcu_head(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
 	debug_object_free(head, &rcuhead_debug_descr);
 }