diff --git a/include/linux/string.h b/include/linux/string.h
index ffe0442e18d2..b9178812d9df 100644
--- a/include/linux/string.h
+++ b/include/linux/string.h
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ static inline bool strstarts(const char *str, const char *prefix)
 {
 	return strncmp(str, prefix, strlen(prefix)) == 0;
 }
-#endif
 
 extern size_t memweight(const void *ptr, size_t bytes);
 
+#endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 #endif /* _LINUX_STRING_H_ */