diff --git a/fs/ext2/ext2.h b/fs/ext2/ext2.h
index 00de0a7..11035ac 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/ext2.h
+++ b/fs/ext2/ext2.h
@@ -138,6 +138,9 @@
 extern int ext2_ioctl (struct inode *, struct file *, unsigned int,
 		       unsigned long);
 
+/* namei.c */
+struct dentry *ext2_get_parent(struct dentry *child);
+
 /* super.c */
 extern void ext2_error (struct super_block *, const char *, const char *, ...)
 	__attribute__ ((format (printf, 3, 4)));
diff --git a/fs/ext2/super.c b/fs/ext2/super.c
index cb6f9bd..7f3899b 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/super.c
@@ -258,7 +258,6 @@
  * systems, but can be improved upon.
  * Currently only get_parent is required.
  */
-struct dentry *ext2_get_parent(struct dentry *child);
 static struct export_operations ext2_export_ops = {
 	.get_parent = ext2_get_parent,
 };