diff --git a/lib/workqueue.c b/lib/workqueue.c
index 2281c4c369..e87edef68b 100644
--- a/lib/workqueue.c
+++ b/lib/workqueue.c
@@ -42,6 +42,15 @@ static void work_queue_item_free(struct work_queue_item *item)
 	return;
 }
 
+static inline void work_queue_item_dequeue(struct work_queue *wq,
+					   struct work_queue_item *item)
+{
+	assert(wq->item_count > 0);
+
+	wq->item_count--;
+	STAILQ_REMOVE(&wq->items, item, work_queue_item, wq);
+}
+
 static void work_queue_item_remove(struct work_queue *wq,
 				   struct work_queue_item *item)
 {
@@ -133,6 +142,13 @@ static int work_queue_schedule(struct work_queue *wq, unsigned int delay)
 		return 0;
 }
 
+static inline void work_queue_item_enqueue(struct work_queue *wq,
+					   struct work_queue_item *item)
+{
+	STAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&wq->items, item, wq);
+	wq->item_count++;
+}
+
 void work_queue_add(struct work_queue *wq, void *data)
 {
 	struct work_queue_item *item;
diff --git a/lib/workqueue.h b/lib/workqueue.h
index 5d84739d5c..8b340ce532 100644
--- a/lib/workqueue.h
+++ b/lib/workqueue.h
@@ -117,22 +117,6 @@ work_queue_last_item(struct work_queue *wq)
 	return STAILQ_LAST(&wq->items, work_queue_item, wq);
 }
 
-static inline void work_queue_item_enqueue(struct work_queue *wq,
-					   struct work_queue_item *item)
-{
-	STAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&wq->items, item, wq);
-	wq->item_count++;
-}
-
-static inline void work_queue_item_dequeue(struct work_queue *wq,
-					   struct work_queue_item *item)
-{
-	assert(wq->item_count > 0);
-
-	wq->item_count--;
-	STAILQ_REMOVE(&wq->items, item, work_queue_item, wq);
-}
-
 /* create a new work queue, of given name.
  * user must fill in the spec of the returned work queue before adding
  * anything to it