diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_core.c b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_core.c
index 2ea0db4b62a7..7209afad82f7 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_core.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_core.c
@@ -91,6 +91,25 @@ static bfa_ioc_mbox_mcfunc_t  bfa_mbox_isrs[BFI_MC_MAX] = {
 
 
 
+void
+__bfa_trc(struct bfa_trc_mod_s *trcm, int fileno, int line, u64 data)
+{
+	int		tail = trcm->tail;
+	struct bfa_trc_s	*trc = &trcm->trc[tail];
+
+	if (trcm->stopped)
+		return;
+
+	trc->fileno = (u16) fileno;
+	trc->line = (u16) line;
+	trc->data.u64 = data;
+	trc->timestamp = BFA_TRC_TS(trcm);
+
+	trcm->tail = (trcm->tail + 1) & (BFA_TRC_MAX - 1);
+	if (trcm->tail == trcm->head)
+		trcm->head = (trcm->head + 1) & (BFA_TRC_MAX - 1);
+}
+
 static void
 bfa_com_port_attach(struct bfa_s *bfa)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_cs.h b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_cs.h
index da9cf655be26..df6760ca0911 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_cs.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_cs.h
@@ -108,44 +108,11 @@ bfa_trc_stop(struct bfa_trc_mod_s *trcm)
 	trcm->stopped = 1;
 }
 
-static inline void
-__bfa_trc(struct bfa_trc_mod_s *trcm, int fileno, int line, u64 data)
-{
-	int		tail = trcm->tail;
-	struct bfa_trc_s	*trc = &trcm->trc[tail];
+void
+__bfa_trc(struct bfa_trc_mod_s *trcm, int fileno, int line, u64 data);
 
-	if (trcm->stopped)
-		return;
-
-	trc->fileno = (u16) fileno;
-	trc->line = (u16) line;
-	trc->data.u64 = data;
-	trc->timestamp = BFA_TRC_TS(trcm);
-
-	trcm->tail = (trcm->tail + 1) & (BFA_TRC_MAX - 1);
-	if (trcm->tail == trcm->head)
-		trcm->head = (trcm->head + 1) & (BFA_TRC_MAX - 1);
-}
-
-
-static inline void
-__bfa_trc32(struct bfa_trc_mod_s *trcm, int fileno, int line, u32 data)
-{
-	int		tail = trcm->tail;
-	struct bfa_trc_s *trc = &trcm->trc[tail];
-
-	if (trcm->stopped)
-		return;
-
-	trc->fileno = (u16) fileno;
-	trc->line = (u16) line;
-	trc->data.u32.u32 = data;
-	trc->timestamp = BFA_TRC_TS(trcm);
-
-	trcm->tail = (trcm->tail + 1) & (BFA_TRC_MAX - 1);
-	if (trcm->tail == trcm->head)
-		trcm->head = (trcm->head + 1) & (BFA_TRC_MAX - 1);
-}
+void
+__bfa_trc32(struct bfa_trc_mod_s *trcm, int fileno, int line, u32 data);
 
 #define bfa_sm_fault(__mod, __event)	do {				\
 	bfa_trc(__mod, (((u32)0xDEAD << 16) | __event));		\