diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc.h b/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc.h
index b6e8ed757252..b4cea8b06ea1 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc.h
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
 #include <scsi/scsi_tcq.h>
 #include <scsi/libfc.h>
 #include <scsi/libfcoe.h>
-#include <scsi/fc_encode.h>
 #include <scsi/scsi_transport.h>
 #include <scsi/scsi_transport_fc.h>
 #include <scsi/fc/fc_fip.h>
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_elsct.c b/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_elsct.c
index 13a2e7c33cb1..8d3006edbe12 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_elsct.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_elsct.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include <scsi/fc/fc_ns.h>
 #include <scsi/fc/fc_els.h>
 #include <scsi/libfc.h>
-#include <scsi/fc_encode.h>
+#include "fc_encode.h"
 #include "fc_libfc.h"
 
 /**
diff --git a/include/scsi/fc_encode.h b/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_encode.h
similarity index 96%
rename from include/scsi/fc_encode.h
rename to drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_encode.h
index c6660205d73f..18203cae04b2 100644
--- a/include/scsi/fc_encode.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_encode.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #define _FC_ENCODE_H_
 #include <asm/unaligned.h>
 #include <linux/utsname.h>
+#include <scsi/fc/fc_ms.h>
 
 /*
  * F_CTL values for simple requests and responses.
@@ -39,35 +40,6 @@ struct fc_ct_req {
 	} payload;
 };
 
-static inline void __fc_fill_fc_hdr(struct fc_frame_header *fh,
-				    enum fc_rctl r_ctl,
-				    u32 did, u32 sid, enum fc_fh_type type,
-				    u32 f_ctl, u32 parm_offset)
-{
-	WARN_ON(r_ctl == 0);
-	fh->fh_r_ctl = r_ctl;
-	hton24(fh->fh_d_id, did);
-	hton24(fh->fh_s_id, sid);
-	fh->fh_type = type;
-	hton24(fh->fh_f_ctl, f_ctl);
-	fh->fh_cs_ctl = 0;
-	fh->fh_df_ctl = 0;
-	fh->fh_parm_offset = htonl(parm_offset);
-}
-
-/**
- * fill FC header fields in specified fc_frame
- */
-static inline void fc_fill_fc_hdr(struct fc_frame *fp, enum fc_rctl r_ctl,
-				  u32 did, u32 sid, enum fc_fh_type type,
-				  u32 f_ctl, u32 parm_offset)
-{
-	struct fc_frame_header *fh;
-
-	fh = fc_frame_header_get(fp);
-	__fc_fill_fc_hdr(fh, r_ctl, did, sid, type, f_ctl, parm_offset);
-}
-
 /**
  * fc_adisc_fill() - Fill in adisc request frame
  * @lport: local port.
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_exch.c b/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_exch.c
index 851335f09221..d71afae6191c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_exch.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_exch.c
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include <scsi/fc/fc_fc2.h>
 
 #include <scsi/libfc.h>
-#include <scsi/fc_encode.h>
 
 #include "fc_libfc.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_fcp.c b/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_fcp.c
index 7cfeb6886237..b43b5f62ee3e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_fcp.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_fcp.c
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 #include <scsi/fc/fc_fc2.h>
 
 #include <scsi/libfc.h>
-#include <scsi/fc_encode.h>
 
+#include "fc_encode.h"
 #include "fc_libfc.h"
 
 static struct kmem_cache *scsi_pkt_cachep;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_libfc.c b/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_libfc.c
index 19c4ab4e0f4d..0e6a1355d020 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_libfc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_libfc.c
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 
 #include <scsi/libfc.h>
-#include <scsi/fc_encode.h>
 
+#include "fc_encode.h"
 #include "fc_libfc.h"
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Open-FCoE.org");
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_lport.c b/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_lport.c
index 6557fda85c5c..22826544da7e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_lport.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_lport.c
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@
 #include <scsi/fc/fc_gs.h>
 
 #include <scsi/libfc.h>
-#include <scsi/fc_encode.h>
 #include <linux/scatterlist.h>
 
+#include "fc_encode.h"
 #include "fc_libfc.h"
 
 /* Fabric IDs to use for point-to-point mode, chosen on whims. */
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_rport.c b/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_rport.c
index a60b228d13f1..56003208d2e7 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_rport.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_rport.c
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@
 #include <asm/unaligned.h>
 
 #include <scsi/libfc.h>
-#include <scsi/fc_encode.h>
 
+#include "fc_encode.h"
 #include "fc_libfc.h"
 
 static struct workqueue_struct *rport_event_queue;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qedf/qedf.h b/drivers/scsi/qedf/qedf.h
index 0e2cbb164eeb..88a592d09433 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qedf/qedf.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qedf/qedf.h
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include <scsi/fc/fc_fip.h>
 #include <scsi/fc/fc_fc2.h>
 #include <scsi/scsi_tcq.h>
-#include <scsi/fc_encode.h>
 #include <linux/version.h>
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_cmd.c b/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_cmd.c
index a7ed56602c6c..9c8c38a549c6 100644
--- a/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_cmd.c
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #include <asm/unaligned.h>
 #include <scsi/scsi_tcq.h>
 #include <scsi/libfc.h>
-#include <scsi/fc_encode.h>
 
 #include <target/target_core_base.h>
 #include <target/target_core_fabric.h>
diff --git a/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_io.c b/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_io.c
index 6a38ff936389..bbe2e29612fa 100644
--- a/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_io.c
+++ b/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_io.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include <linux/ratelimit.h>
 #include <asm/unaligned.h>
 #include <scsi/libfc.h>
-#include <scsi/fc_encode.h>
 
 #include <target/target_core_base.h>
 #include <target/target_core_fabric.h>
diff --git a/include/scsi/fc_frame.h b/include/scsi/fc_frame.h
index 41df2ba9dbaa..d544dc5057fc 100644
--- a/include/scsi/fc_frame.h
+++ b/include/scsi/fc_frame.h
@@ -246,4 +246,34 @@ static inline bool fc_frame_is_cmd(const struct fc_frame *fp)
  */
 void fc_frame_leak_check(void);
 
+static inline void __fc_fill_fc_hdr(struct fc_frame_header *fh,
+				    enum fc_rctl r_ctl,
+				    u32 did, u32 sid, enum fc_fh_type type,
+				    u32 f_ctl, u32 parm_offset)
+{
+	WARN_ON(r_ctl == 0);
+	fh->fh_r_ctl = r_ctl;
+	hton24(fh->fh_d_id, did);
+	hton24(fh->fh_s_id, sid);
+	fh->fh_type = type;
+	hton24(fh->fh_f_ctl, f_ctl);
+	fh->fh_cs_ctl = 0;
+	fh->fh_df_ctl = 0;
+	fh->fh_parm_offset = htonl(parm_offset);
+}
+
+/**
+ * fill FC header fields in specified fc_frame
+ */
+static inline void fc_fill_fc_hdr(struct fc_frame *fp, enum fc_rctl r_ctl,
+				  u32 did, u32 sid, enum fc_fh_type type,
+				  u32 f_ctl, u32 parm_offset)
+{
+	struct fc_frame_header *fh;
+
+	fh = fc_frame_header_get(fp);
+	__fc_fill_fc_hdr(fh, r_ctl, did, sid, type, f_ctl, parm_offset);
+}
+
+
 #endif /* _FC_FRAME_H_ */
