diff --git a/drivers/net/can/dev/skb.c b/drivers/net/can/dev/skb.c
index 61660248c69e..8b1991130de5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/dev/skb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/dev/skb.c
@@ -252,3 +252,61 @@ struct sk_buff *alloc_can_err_skb(struct net_device *dev, struct can_frame **cf)
 	return skb;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(alloc_can_err_skb);
+
+/* Check for outgoing skbs that have not been created by the CAN subsystem */
+static bool can_skb_headroom_valid(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	/* af_packet creates a headroom of HH_DATA_MOD bytes which is fine */
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(skb_headroom(skb) < sizeof(struct can_skb_priv)))
+		return false;
+
+	/* af_packet does not apply CAN skb specific settings */
+	if (skb->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_NONE) {
+		/* init headroom */
+		can_skb_prv(skb)->ifindex = dev->ifindex;
+		can_skb_prv(skb)->skbcnt = 0;
+
+		skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY;
+
+		/* perform proper loopback on capable devices */
+		if (dev->flags & IFF_ECHO)
+			skb->pkt_type = PACKET_LOOPBACK;
+		else
+			skb->pkt_type = PACKET_HOST;
+
+		skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
+		skb_reset_network_header(skb);
+		skb_reset_transport_header(skb);
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+/* Drop a given socketbuffer if it does not contain a valid CAN frame. */
+bool can_dropped_invalid_skb(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	const struct canfd_frame *cfd = (struct canfd_frame *)skb->data;
+
+	if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_CAN)) {
+		if (unlikely(skb->len != CAN_MTU ||
+			     cfd->len > CAN_MAX_DLEN))
+			goto inval_skb;
+	} else if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_CANFD)) {
+		if (unlikely(skb->len != CANFD_MTU ||
+			     cfd->len > CANFD_MAX_DLEN))
+			goto inval_skb;
+	} else {
+		goto inval_skb;
+	}
+
+	if (!can_skb_headroom_valid(dev, skb))
+		goto inval_skb;
+
+	return false;
+
+inval_skb:
+	kfree_skb(skb);
+	dev->stats.tx_dropped++;
+	return true;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(can_dropped_invalid_skb);
diff --git a/include/linux/can/skb.h b/include/linux/can/skb.h
index fdb22b00674a..182749e858b3 100644
--- a/include/linux/can/skb.h
+++ b/include/linux/can/skb.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ struct sk_buff *alloc_canfd_skb(struct net_device *dev,
 				struct canfd_frame **cfd);
 struct sk_buff *alloc_can_err_skb(struct net_device *dev,
 				  struct can_frame **cf);
+bool can_dropped_invalid_skb(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb);
 
 /*
  * The struct can_skb_priv is used to transport additional information along
@@ -96,64 +97,6 @@ static inline struct sk_buff *can_create_echo_skb(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	return nskb;
 }
 
-/* Check for outgoing skbs that have not been created by the CAN subsystem */
-static inline bool can_skb_headroom_valid(struct net_device *dev,
-					  struct sk_buff *skb)
-{
-	/* af_packet creates a headroom of HH_DATA_MOD bytes which is fine */
-	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(skb_headroom(skb) < sizeof(struct can_skb_priv)))
-		return false;
-
-	/* af_packet does not apply CAN skb specific settings */
-	if (skb->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_NONE) {
-		/* init headroom */
-		can_skb_prv(skb)->ifindex = dev->ifindex;
-		can_skb_prv(skb)->skbcnt = 0;
-
-		skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY;
-
-		/* perform proper loopback on capable devices */
-		if (dev->flags & IFF_ECHO)
-			skb->pkt_type = PACKET_LOOPBACK;
-		else
-			skb->pkt_type = PACKET_HOST;
-
-		skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
-		skb_reset_network_header(skb);
-		skb_reset_transport_header(skb);
-	}
-
-	return true;
-}
-
-/* Drop a given socketbuffer if it does not contain a valid CAN frame. */
-static inline bool can_dropped_invalid_skb(struct net_device *dev,
-					  struct sk_buff *skb)
-{
-	const struct canfd_frame *cfd = (struct canfd_frame *)skb->data;
-
-	if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_CAN)) {
-		if (unlikely(skb->len != CAN_MTU ||
-			     cfd->len > CAN_MAX_DLEN))
-			goto inval_skb;
-	} else if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_CANFD)) {
-		if (unlikely(skb->len != CANFD_MTU ||
-			     cfd->len > CANFD_MAX_DLEN))
-			goto inval_skb;
-	} else
-		goto inval_skb;
-
-	if (!can_skb_headroom_valid(dev, skb))
-		goto inval_skb;
-
-	return false;
-
-inval_skb:
-	kfree_skb(skb);
-	dev->stats.tx_dropped++;
-	return true;
-}
-
 static inline bool can_is_canfd_skb(const struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	/* the CAN specific type of skb is identified by its data length */
