diff --git a/include/asm-generic/pgtable.h b/include/asm-generic/pgtable.h
index 0ffe4051ae2e..a88ea9e37a25 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/pgtable.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/pgtable.h
@@ -828,6 +828,19 @@ static inline int pmd_free_pte_page(pmd_t *pmd)
 struct file;
 int phys_mem_access_prot_allowed(struct file *file, unsigned long pfn,
 			unsigned long size, pgprot_t *vma_prot);
+
+#ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_PFN_MODIFY_ALLOWED
+static inline bool pfn_modify_allowed(unsigned long pfn, pgprot_t prot)
+{
+	return true;
+}
+
+static inline bool arch_has_pfn_modify_check(void)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+#endif /* !_HAVE_ARCH_PFN_MODIFY_ALLOWED */
+
 #endif /* !__ASSEMBLY__ */
 
 #ifndef io_remap_pfn_range
@@ -842,16 +855,4 @@ int phys_mem_access_prot_allowed(struct file *file, unsigned long pfn,
 #endif
 #endif
 
-#ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_PFN_MODIFY_ALLOWED
-static inline bool pfn_modify_allowed(unsigned long pfn, pgprot_t prot)
-{
-	return true;
-}
-
-static inline bool arch_has_pfn_modify_check(void)
-{
-	return false;
-}
-#endif
-
 #endif /* _ASM_GENERIC_PGTABLE_H */