diff --git a/include/linux/string.h b/include/linux/string.h
index 5e96d656be7a..d68097b4f600 100644
--- a/include/linux/string.h
+++ b/include/linux/string.h
@@ -262,23 +262,8 @@ void __write_overflow(void) __compiletime_error("detected write beyond size of o
 #include <linux/fortify-string.h>
 #endif
 
-/**
- * memcpy_and_pad - Copy one buffer to another with padding
- * @dest: Where to copy to
- * @dest_len: The destination buffer size
- * @src: Where to copy from
- * @count: The number of bytes to copy
- * @pad: Character to use for padding if space is left in destination.
- */
-static inline void memcpy_and_pad(void *dest, size_t dest_len,
-				  const void *src, size_t count, int pad)
-{
-	if (dest_len > count) {
-		memcpy(dest, src, count);
-		memset(dest + count, pad,  dest_len - count);
-	} else
-		memcpy(dest, src, dest_len);
-}
+void memcpy_and_pad(void *dest, size_t dest_len, const void *src, size_t count,
+		    int pad);
 
 /**
  * str_has_prefix - Test if a string has a given prefix
diff --git a/lib/string_helpers.c b/lib/string_helpers.c
index 3806a52ce697..2ddc10bd9add 100644
--- a/lib/string_helpers.c
+++ b/lib/string_helpers.c
@@ -696,3 +696,23 @@ void kfree_strarray(char **array, size_t n)
 	kfree(array);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kfree_strarray);
+
+/**
+ * memcpy_and_pad - Copy one buffer to another with padding
+ * @dest: Where to copy to
+ * @dest_len: The destination buffer size
+ * @src: Where to copy from
+ * @count: The number of bytes to copy
+ * @pad: Character to use for padding if space is left in destination.
+ */
+void memcpy_and_pad(void *dest, size_t dest_len, const void *src, size_t count,
+		    int pad)
+{
+	if (dest_len > count) {
+		memcpy(dest, src, count);
+		memset(dest + count, pad,  dest_len - count);
+	} else {
+		memcpy(dest, src, dest_len);
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(memcpy_and_pad);