diff --git a/drivers/cxl/cxl.h b/drivers/cxl/cxl.h
index 036d17db68e0..2a09db5f72ee 100644
--- a/drivers/cxl/cxl.h
+++ b/drivers/cxl/cxl.h
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 #include <linux/node.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
 
+extern const struct nvdimm_security_ops *cxl_security_ops;
+
 /**
  * DOC: cxl objects
  *
diff --git a/drivers/cxl/pmem.c b/drivers/cxl/pmem.c
index 7cb8994f8809..2ecdaee63021 100644
--- a/drivers/cxl/pmem.c
+++ b/drivers/cxl/pmem.c
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 #include "cxlmem.h"
 #include "cxl.h"
 
-extern const struct nvdimm_security_ops *cxl_security_ops;
-
 static __read_mostly DECLARE_BITMAP(exclusive_cmds, CXL_MEM_COMMAND_ID_MAX);
 
 static void clear_exclusive(void *mds)