diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.h
index b62a8a9ec9d8..811c9073c532 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.h
@@ -20,30 +20,8 @@ DECLARE_PER_CPU(struct nf_conntrack_ecache, nf_conntrack_ecache);
 #define CONNTRACK_ECACHE(x)	(__get_cpu_var(nf_conntrack_ecache).x)
 
 extern struct atomic_notifier_head nf_conntrack_chain;
-extern struct atomic_notifier_head nf_conntrack_expect_chain;
-
-static inline int nf_conntrack_register_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
-{
-	return atomic_notifier_chain_register(&nf_conntrack_chain, nb);
-}
-
-static inline int nf_conntrack_unregister_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
-{
-	return atomic_notifier_chain_unregister(&nf_conntrack_chain, nb);
-}
-
-static inline int
-nf_conntrack_expect_register_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
-{
-	return atomic_notifier_chain_register(&nf_conntrack_expect_chain, nb);
-}
-
-static inline int
-nf_conntrack_expect_unregister_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
-{
-	return atomic_notifier_chain_unregister(&nf_conntrack_expect_chain,
-			nb);
-}
+extern int nf_conntrack_register_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
+extern int nf_conntrack_unregister_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
 
 extern void nf_ct_deliver_cached_events(const struct nf_conn *ct);
 extern void __nf_ct_event_cache_init(struct nf_conn *ct);
@@ -71,6 +49,10 @@ static inline void nf_conntrack_event(enum ip_conntrack_events event,
 		atomic_notifier_call_chain(&nf_conntrack_chain, event, ct);
 }
 
+extern struct atomic_notifier_head nf_conntrack_expect_chain;
+extern int nf_conntrack_expect_register_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
+extern int nf_conntrack_expect_unregister_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
+
 static inline void
 nf_conntrack_expect_event(enum ip_conntrack_expect_events event,
 			  struct nf_conntrack_expect *exp)
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.c
index 1a223e0c0856..6bd421df2dbc 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.c
@@ -91,3 +91,26 @@ void nf_ct_event_cache_flush(void)
 	}
 }
 
+int nf_conntrack_register_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
+{
+	return atomic_notifier_chain_register(&nf_conntrack_chain, nb);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_conntrack_register_notifier);
+
+int nf_conntrack_unregister_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
+{
+	return atomic_notifier_chain_unregister(&nf_conntrack_chain, nb);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_conntrack_unregister_notifier);
+
+int nf_conntrack_expect_register_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
+{
+	return atomic_notifier_chain_register(&nf_conntrack_expect_chain, nb);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_conntrack_expect_register_notifier);
+
+int nf_conntrack_expect_unregister_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
+{
+	return atomic_notifier_chain_unregister(&nf_conntrack_expect_chain, nb);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_conntrack_expect_unregister_notifier);