diff --git a/include/net/bluetooth/l2cap.h b/include/net/bluetooth/l2cap.h
index a7679f8913d2..a1eb6786ce54 100644
--- a/include/net/bluetooth/l2cap.h
+++ b/include/net/bluetooth/l2cap.h
@@ -671,20 +671,8 @@ enum {
 	L2CAP_EV_RECV_FRAME,
 };
 
-static inline void l2cap_chan_hold(struct l2cap_chan *c)
-{
-	BT_DBG("chan %p orig refcnt %d", c, atomic_read(&c->refcnt));
-
-	atomic_inc(&c->refcnt);
-}
-
-static inline void l2cap_chan_put(struct l2cap_chan *c)
-{
-	BT_DBG("chan %p orig refcnt %d", c, atomic_read(&c->refcnt));
-
-	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&c->refcnt))
-		kfree(c);
-}
+void l2cap_chan_hold(struct l2cap_chan *c);
+void l2cap_chan_put(struct l2cap_chan *c);
 
 static inline void l2cap_chan_lock(struct l2cap_chan *chan)
 {
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
index 8391e0575494..79923d8bbe97 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
@@ -425,6 +425,21 @@ void l2cap_chan_destroy(struct l2cap_chan *chan)
 	l2cap_chan_put(chan);
 }
 
+void l2cap_chan_hold(struct l2cap_chan *c)
+{
+	BT_DBG("chan %p orig refcnt %d", c, atomic_read(&c->refcnt));
+
+	atomic_inc(&c->refcnt);
+}
+
+void l2cap_chan_put(struct l2cap_chan *c)
+{
+	BT_DBG("chan %p orig refcnt %d", c, atomic_read(&c->refcnt));
+
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&c->refcnt))
+		kfree(c);
+}
+
 void l2cap_chan_set_defaults(struct l2cap_chan *chan)
 {
 	chan->fcs  = L2CAP_FCS_CRC16;