diff --git a/include/linux/cpu.h b/include/linux/cpu.h
index 2a093434e975..bc6c879bd110 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpu.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpu.h
@@ -218,28 +218,7 @@ static inline int cpuhp_smt_enable(void) { return 0; }
 static inline int cpuhp_smt_disable(enum cpuhp_smt_control ctrlval) { return 0; }
 #endif
 
-/*
- * These are used for a global "mitigations=" cmdline option for toggling
- * optional CPU mitigations.
- */
-enum cpu_mitigations {
-	CPU_MITIGATIONS_OFF,
-	CPU_MITIGATIONS_AUTO,
-	CPU_MITIGATIONS_AUTO_NOSMT,
-};
-
-extern enum cpu_mitigations cpu_mitigations;
-
-/* mitigations=off */
-static inline bool cpu_mitigations_off(void)
-{
-	return cpu_mitigations == CPU_MITIGATIONS_OFF;
-}
-
-/* mitigations=auto,nosmt */
-static inline bool cpu_mitigations_auto_nosmt(void)
-{
-	return cpu_mitigations == CPU_MITIGATIONS_AUTO_NOSMT;
-}
+extern bool cpu_mitigations_off(void);
+extern bool cpu_mitigations_auto_nosmt(void);
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_CPU_H_ */
diff --git a/kernel/cpu.c b/kernel/cpu.c
index fc28e17940e0..e2cad3ee2ead 100644
--- a/kernel/cpu.c
+++ b/kernel/cpu.c
@@ -2373,7 +2373,18 @@ void __init boot_cpu_hotplug_init(void)
 	this_cpu_write(cpuhp_state.state, CPUHP_ONLINE);
 }
 
-enum cpu_mitigations cpu_mitigations __ro_after_init = CPU_MITIGATIONS_AUTO;
+/*
+ * These are used for a global "mitigations=" cmdline option for toggling
+ * optional CPU mitigations.
+ */
+enum cpu_mitigations {
+	CPU_MITIGATIONS_OFF,
+	CPU_MITIGATIONS_AUTO,
+	CPU_MITIGATIONS_AUTO_NOSMT,
+};
+
+static enum cpu_mitigations cpu_mitigations __ro_after_init =
+	CPU_MITIGATIONS_AUTO;
 
 static int __init mitigations_parse_cmdline(char *arg)
 {
@@ -2390,3 +2401,17 @@ static int __init mitigations_parse_cmdline(char *arg)
 	return 0;
 }
 early_param("mitigations", mitigations_parse_cmdline);
+
+/* mitigations=off */
+bool cpu_mitigations_off(void)
+{
+	return cpu_mitigations == CPU_MITIGATIONS_OFF;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpu_mitigations_off);
+
+/* mitigations=auto,nosmt */
+bool cpu_mitigations_auto_nosmt(void)
+{
+	return cpu_mitigations == CPU_MITIGATIONS_AUTO_NOSMT;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpu_mitigations_auto_nosmt);