diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/xdr.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/xdr.h
index d950223c64b1c..819f63e0edc15 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/xdr.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/xdr.h
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ struct rpc_rqst;
 #define XDR_QUADLEN(l)		(((l) + 3) >> 2)
 
 /*
- * Generic opaque `network object.' At the kernel level, this type
- * is used only by lockd.
+ * Generic opaque `network object.'
  */
 #define XDR_MAX_NETOBJ		1024
 struct xdr_netobj {
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss.c b/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss.c
index 1281b967dbf96..dc1eae4c206ba 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 #include <linux/hashtable.h>
 
+#include "auth_gss_internal.h"
 #include "../netns.h"
 
 static const struct rpc_authops authgss_ops;
@@ -147,35 +148,6 @@ gss_cred_set_ctx(struct rpc_cred *cred, struct gss_cl_ctx *ctx)
 	clear_bit(RPCAUTH_CRED_NEW, &cred->cr_flags);
 }
 
-static const void *
-simple_get_bytes(const void *p, const void *end, void *res, size_t len)
-{
-	const void *q = (const void *)((const char *)p + len);
-	if (unlikely(q > end || q < p))
-		return ERR_PTR(-EFAULT);
-	memcpy(res, p, len);
-	return q;
-}
-
-static inline const void *
-simple_get_netobj(const void *p, const void *end, struct xdr_netobj *dest)
-{
-	const void *q;
-	unsigned int len;
-
-	p = simple_get_bytes(p, end, &len, sizeof(len));
-	if (IS_ERR(p))
-		return p;
-	q = (const void *)((const char *)p + len);
-	if (unlikely(q > end || q < p))
-		return ERR_PTR(-EFAULT);
-	dest->data = kmemdup(p, len, GFP_NOFS);
-	if (unlikely(dest->data == NULL))
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-	dest->len = len;
-	return q;
-}
-
 static struct gss_cl_ctx *
 gss_cred_get_ctx(struct rpc_cred *cred)
 {
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss_internal.h b/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss_internal.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..c5603242b54bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss_internal.h
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+/*
+ * linux/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss_internal.h
+ *
+ * Internal definitions for RPCSEC_GSS client authentication
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2000 The Regents of the University of Michigan.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ */
+#include <linux/err.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
+#include <linux/sunrpc/xdr.h>
+
+static inline const void *
+simple_get_bytes(const void *p, const void *end, void *res, size_t len)
+{
+	const void *q = (const void *)((const char *)p + len);
+	if (unlikely(q > end || q < p))
+		return ERR_PTR(-EFAULT);
+	memcpy(res, p, len);
+	return q;
+}
+
+static inline const void *
+simple_get_netobj(const void *p, const void *end, struct xdr_netobj *dest)
+{
+	const void *q;
+	unsigned int len;
+
+	p = simple_get_bytes(p, end, &len, sizeof(len));
+	if (IS_ERR(p))
+		return p;
+	q = (const void *)((const char *)p + len);
+	if (unlikely(q > end || q < p))
+		return ERR_PTR(-EFAULT);
+	dest->data = kmemdup(p, len, GFP_NOFS);
+	if (unlikely(dest->data == NULL))
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	dest->len = len;
+	return q;
+}
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/gss_krb5_mech.c b/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/gss_krb5_mech.c
index 7bb2514aadd9d..14f2823ad6c20 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/gss_krb5_mech.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/gss_krb5_mech.c
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@
 #include <linux/sunrpc/xdr.h>
 #include <linux/sunrpc/gss_krb5_enctypes.h>
 
+#include "auth_gss_internal.h"
+
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SUNRPC_DEBUG)
 # define RPCDBG_FACILITY	RPCDBG_AUTH
 #endif
@@ -187,35 +189,6 @@ get_gss_krb5_enctype(int etype)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static const void *
-simple_get_bytes(const void *p, const void *end, void *res, int len)
-{
-	const void *q = (const void *)((const char *)p + len);
-	if (unlikely(q > end || q < p))
-		return ERR_PTR(-EFAULT);
-	memcpy(res, p, len);
-	return q;
-}
-
-static const void *
-simple_get_netobj(const void *p, const void *end, struct xdr_netobj *res)
-{
-	const void *q;
-	unsigned int len;
-
-	p = simple_get_bytes(p, end, &len, sizeof(len));
-	if (IS_ERR(p))
-		return p;
-	q = (const void *)((const char *)p + len);
-	if (unlikely(q > end || q < p))
-		return ERR_PTR(-EFAULT);
-	res->data = kmemdup(p, len, GFP_NOFS);
-	if (unlikely(res->data == NULL))
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-	res->len = len;
-	return q;
-}
-
 static inline const void *
 get_key(const void *p, const void *end,
 	struct krb5_ctx *ctx, struct crypto_skcipher **res)
