diff --git a/drivers/nvmem/core.c b/drivers/nvmem/core.c
index d9fd11033c1c..22345e65a301 100644
--- a/drivers/nvmem/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvmem/core.c
@@ -61,6 +61,13 @@ static LIST_HEAD(nvmem_lookup_list);
 
 static BLOCKING_NOTIFIER_HEAD(nvmem_notifier);
 
+static const char * const nvmem_type_str[] = {
+	[NVMEM_TYPE_UNKNOWN] = "Unknown",
+	[NVMEM_TYPE_EEPROM] = "EEPROM",
+	[NVMEM_TYPE_OTP] = "OTP",
+	[NVMEM_TYPE_BATTERY_BACKED] = "Battery backed",
+};
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC
 static struct lock_class_key eeprom_lock_key;
 #endif
diff --git a/include/linux/nvmem-provider.h b/include/linux/nvmem-provider.h
index 00ff92571683..5b2dd0a987d2 100644
--- a/include/linux/nvmem-provider.h
+++ b/include/linux/nvmem-provider.h
@@ -26,13 +26,6 @@ enum nvmem_type {
 	NVMEM_TYPE_BATTERY_BACKED,
 };
 
-static const char * const nvmem_type_str[] = {
-	[NVMEM_TYPE_UNKNOWN] = "Unknown",
-	[NVMEM_TYPE_EEPROM] = "EEPROM",
-	[NVMEM_TYPE_OTP] = "OTP",
-	[NVMEM_TYPE_BATTERY_BACKED] = "Battery backed",
-};
-
 /**
  * struct nvmem_config - NVMEM device configuration
  *