diff --git a/kernel/resource.c b/kernel/resource.c
index 7e00239a023a..f4aeeda7ee28 100644
--- a/kernel/resource.c
+++ b/kernel/resource.c
@@ -502,6 +502,34 @@ int __weak page_is_ram(unsigned long pfn)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(page_is_ram);
 
+static int __region_intersects(resource_size_t start, size_t size,
+			unsigned long flags, unsigned long desc)
+{
+	struct resource res;
+	int type = 0; int other = 0;
+	struct resource *p;
+
+	res.start = start;
+	res.end = start + size - 1;
+
+	for (p = iomem_resource.child; p ; p = p->sibling) {
+		bool is_type = (((p->flags & flags) == flags) &&
+				((desc == IORES_DESC_NONE) ||
+				 (desc == p->desc)));
+
+		if (resource_overlaps(p, &res))
+			is_type ? type++ : other++;
+	}
+
+	if (type == 0)
+		return REGION_DISJOINT;
+
+	if (other == 0)
+		return REGION_INTERSECTS;
+
+	return REGION_MIXED;
+}
+
 /**
  * region_intersects() - determine intersection of region with known resources
  * @start: region start address
@@ -525,31 +553,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(page_is_ram);
 int region_intersects(resource_size_t start, size_t size, unsigned long flags,
 		      unsigned long desc)
 {
-	struct resource res;
-	int type = 0; int other = 0;
-	struct resource *p;
-
-	res.start = start;
-	res.end = start + size - 1;
+	int ret;
 
 	read_lock(&resource_lock);
-	for (p = iomem_resource.child; p ; p = p->sibling) {
-		bool is_type = (((p->flags & flags) == flags) &&
-				((desc == IORES_DESC_NONE) ||
-				 (desc == p->desc)));
-
-		if (resource_overlaps(p, &res))
-			is_type ? type++ : other++;
-	}
+	ret = __region_intersects(start, size, flags, desc);
 	read_unlock(&resource_lock);
 
-	if (type == 0)
-		return REGION_DISJOINT;
-
-	if (other == 0)
-		return REGION_INTERSECTS;
-
-	return REGION_MIXED;
+	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(region_intersects);