diff --git a/fs/smb/common/smbdirect/smbdirect_all_c_files.c b/fs/smb/common/smbdirect/smbdirect_all_c_files.c
index 269d8c28c92e..93098598fbdc 100644
--- a/fs/smb/common/smbdirect/smbdirect_all_c_files.c
+++ b/fs/smb/common/smbdirect/smbdirect_all_c_files.c
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@
 #error SMBDIRECT_USE_INLINE_C_FILES define needed
 #endif
 #include "smbdirect_socket.c"
+#include "smbdirect_connection.c"
diff --git a/fs/smb/common/smbdirect/smbdirect_connection.c b/fs/smb/common/smbdirect/smbdirect_connection.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0a96f5db6ff3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs/smb/common/smbdirect/smbdirect_connection.c
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+/*
+ *   Copyright (C) 2017, Microsoft Corporation.
+ *   Copyright (c) 2025, Stefan Metzmacher
+ */
+
+#include "smbdirect_internal.h"