diff --git a/include/sound/soc-dapm.h b/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
index f1318cdcf7e4..53bf6590bd4b 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
@@ -723,31 +723,13 @@ struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *snd_soc_dapm_kcontrol_widget(struct snd_kcontrol *kc
 
 int snd_soc_dapm_force_bias_level(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm, enum snd_soc_bias_level level);
 enum snd_soc_bias_level snd_soc_dapm_get_bias_level(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm);
+void snd_soc_dapm_init_bias_level(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm, enum snd_soc_bias_level level);
 
 #define for_each_dapm_widgets(list, i, widget)				\
 	for ((i) = 0;							\
 	     (i) < list->num_widgets && (widget = list->widgets[i]);	\
 	     (i)++)
 
-/**
- * snd_soc_dapm_init_bias_level() - Initialize DAPM bias level
- * @dapm: The DAPM context to initialize
- * @level: The DAPM level to initialize to
- *
- * This function only sets the driver internal state of the DAPM level and will
- * not modify the state of the device. Hence it should not be used during normal
- * operation, but only to synchronize the internal state to the device state.
- * E.g. during driver probe to set the DAPM level to the one corresponding with
- * the power-on reset state of the device.
- *
- * To change the DAPM state of the device use snd_soc_dapm_set_bias_level().
- */
-static inline void snd_soc_dapm_init_bias_level(
-	struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm, enum snd_soc_bias_level level)
-{
-	dapm->bias_level = level;
-}
-
 /**
  * snd_soc_dapm_widget_for_each_path - Iterates over all paths in the
  *   specified direction of a widget
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
index 6ee03cf16171..6782a0d6cd47 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
@@ -999,6 +999,25 @@ int snd_soc_dapm_force_bias_level(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_dapm_force_bias_level);
 
+/**
+ * snd_soc_dapm_init_bias_level() - Initialize DAPM bias level
+ * @dapm: The DAPM context to initialize
+ * @level: The DAPM level to initialize to
+ *
+ * This function only sets the driver internal state of the DAPM level and will
+ * not modify the state of the device. Hence it should not be used during normal
+ * operation, but only to synchronize the internal state to the device state.
+ * E.g. during driver probe to set the DAPM level to the one corresponding with
+ * the power-on reset state of the device.
+ *
+ * To change the DAPM state of the device use snd_soc_dapm_set_bias_level().
+ */
+void snd_soc_dapm_init_bias_level(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm, enum snd_soc_bias_level level)
+{
+	dapm->bias_level = level;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_dapm_init_bias_level);
+
 /**
  * snd_soc_dapm_set_bias_level - set the bias level for the system
  * @dapm: DAPM context