diff --git a/include/net/esp.h b/include/net/esp.h
index 117652eb6ea3..9c5637d41d95 100644
--- a/include/net/esp.h
+++ b/include/net/esp.h
@@ -11,6 +11,22 @@ static inline struct ip_esp_hdr *ip_esp_hdr(const struct sk_buff *skb)
 	return (struct ip_esp_hdr *)skb_transport_header(skb);
 }
 
+static inline void esp_output_fill_trailer(u8 *tail, int tfclen, int plen, __u8 proto)
+{
+	/* Fill padding... */
+	if (tfclen) {
+		memset(tail, 0, tfclen);
+		tail += tfclen;
+	}
+	do {
+		int i;
+		for (i = 0; i < plen - 2; i++)
+			tail[i] = i + 1;
+	} while (0);
+	tail[plen - 2] = plen - 2;
+	tail[plen - 1] = proto;
+}
+
 struct esp_info {
 	struct	ip_esp_hdr *esph;
 	__be64	seqno;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/esp4.c b/net/ipv4/esp4.c
index 103c7d599a3c..8b07f3a4f2db 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/esp4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/esp4.c
@@ -341,22 +341,6 @@ static void esp_output_done_esn(struct crypto_async_request *base, int err)
 	esp_output_done(base, err);
 }
 
-static void esp_output_fill_trailer(u8 *tail, int tfclen, int plen, __u8 proto)
-{
-	/* Fill padding... */
-	if (tfclen) {
-		memset(tail, 0, tfclen);
-		tail += tfclen;
-	}
-	do {
-		int i;
-		for (i = 0; i < plen - 2; i++)
-			tail[i] = i + 1;
-	} while (0);
-	tail[plen - 2] = plen - 2;
-	tail[plen - 1] = proto;
-}
-
 static struct ip_esp_hdr *esp_output_udp_encap(struct sk_buff *skb,
 					       int encap_type,
 					       struct esp_info *esp,
diff --git a/net/ipv6/esp6.c b/net/ipv6/esp6.c
index a3b403ba8f8f..11143d039f16 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/esp6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/esp6.c
@@ -207,22 +207,6 @@ static void esp_output_done_esn(struct crypto_async_request *base, int err)
 	esp_output_done(base, err);
 }
 
-static void esp_output_fill_trailer(u8 *tail, int tfclen, int plen, __u8 proto)
-{
-	/* Fill padding... */
-	if (tfclen) {
-		memset(tail, 0, tfclen);
-		tail += tfclen;
-	}
-	do {
-		int i;
-		for (i = 0; i < plen - 2; i++)
-			tail[i] = i + 1;
-	} while (0);
-	tail[plen - 2] = plen - 2;
-	tail[plen - 1] = proto;
-}
-
 int esp6_output_head(struct xfrm_state *x, struct sk_buff *skb, struct esp_info *esp)
 {
 	u8 *tail;