diff --git a/check/main.c b/check/main.c
index fd05430c..e4ebd6cc 100644
--- a/check/main.c
+++ b/check/main.c
@@ -2448,21 +2448,6 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static u32 btrfs_type_to_imode(u8 type)
-{
-	static u32 imode_by_btrfs_type[] = {
-		[BTRFS_FT_REG_FILE]	= S_IFREG,
-		[BTRFS_FT_DIR]		= S_IFDIR,
-		[BTRFS_FT_CHRDEV]	= S_IFCHR,
-		[BTRFS_FT_BLKDEV]	= S_IFBLK,
-		[BTRFS_FT_FIFO]		= S_IFIFO,
-		[BTRFS_FT_SOCK]		= S_IFSOCK,
-		[BTRFS_FT_SYMLINK]	= S_IFLNK,
-	};
-
-	return imode_by_btrfs_type[(type)];
-}
-
 static int repair_inode_no_item(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 				struct btrfs_root *root,
 				struct btrfs_path *path,
diff --git a/check/mode-common.h b/check/mode-common.h
index 161b84a8..6c8d6d75 100644
--- a/check/mode-common.h
+++ b/check/mode-common.h
@@ -156,4 +156,19 @@ static inline bool is_valid_imode(u32 imode)
 }
 
 int recow_extent_buffer(struct btrfs_root *root, struct extent_buffer *eb);
+
+static inline u32 btrfs_type_to_imode(u8 type)
+{
+	static u32 imode_by_btrfs_type[] = {
+		[BTRFS_FT_REG_FILE]	= S_IFREG,
+		[BTRFS_FT_DIR]		= S_IFDIR,
+		[BTRFS_FT_CHRDEV]	= S_IFCHR,
+		[BTRFS_FT_BLKDEV]	= S_IFBLK,
+		[BTRFS_FT_FIFO]		= S_IFIFO,
+		[BTRFS_FT_SOCK]		= S_IFSOCK,
+		[BTRFS_FT_SYMLINK]	= S_IFLNK,
+	};
+
+	return imode_by_btrfs_type[(type)];
+}
 #endif