diff --git a/fs/xfs/uuid.c b/fs/xfs/uuid.c
index b83f76b6d410..29ed78c8637b 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/uuid.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/uuid.c
@@ -55,9 +55,3 @@ uuid_is_nil(uuid_t *uuid)
 		if (*cp++) return 0;	/* not nil */
 	return 1;	/* is nil */
 }
-
-int
-uuid_equal(uuid_t *uuid1, uuid_t *uuid2)
-{
-	return memcmp(uuid1, uuid2, sizeof(uuid_t)) ? 0 : 1;
-}
diff --git a/fs/xfs/uuid.h b/fs/xfs/uuid.h
index 4f1441ba4fa5..86bbed071e79 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/uuid.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/uuid.h
@@ -19,13 +19,6 @@
 #define __XFS_SUPPORT_UUID_H__
 
 extern int uuid_is_nil(uuid_t *uuid);
-extern int uuid_equal(uuid_t *uuid1, uuid_t *uuid2);
 extern void uuid_getnodeuniq(uuid_t *uuid, int fsid [2]);
 
-static inline void
-uuid_copy(uuid_t *dst, uuid_t *src)
-{
-	memcpy(dst, src, sizeof(uuid_t));
-}
-
 #endif	/* __XFS_SUPPORT_UUID_H__ */
diff --git a/include/linux/uuid.h b/include/linux/uuid.h
index c2adb8046095..777f9cb01eb1 100644
--- a/include/linux/uuid.h
+++ b/include/linux/uuid.h
@@ -35,6 +35,26 @@ typedef struct {
  */
 #define	UUID_STRING_LEN		36
 
+static inline bool guid_equal(const guid_t *u1, const guid_t *u2)
+{
+	return memcmp(u1, u2, sizeof(guid_t)) == 0;
+}
+
+static inline void guid_copy(guid_t *dst, const guid_t *src)
+{
+	memcpy(dst, src, sizeof(guid_t));
+}
+
+static inline bool uuid_equal(const uuid_t *u1, const uuid_t *u2)
+{
+	return memcmp(u1, u2, sizeof(uuid_t)) == 0;
+}
+
+static inline void uuid_copy(uuid_t *dst, const uuid_t *src)
+{
+	memcpy(dst, src, sizeof(uuid_t));
+}
+
 void generate_random_uuid(unsigned char uuid[16]);
 
 extern void guid_gen(guid_t *u);
diff --git a/lib/test_uuid.c b/lib/test_uuid.c
index ff36f3240e90..478c049630b5 100644
--- a/lib/test_uuid.c
+++ b/lib/test_uuid.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static void __init test_uuid_test(const struct test_uuid_data *data)
 		test_uuid_failed("conversion", false, false, data->uuid, NULL);
 
 	total_tests++;
-	if (uuid_le_cmp(data->le, le)) {
+	if (!guid_equal(&data->le, &le)) {
 		sprintf(buf, "%pUl", &le);
 		test_uuid_failed("cmp", false, false, data->uuid, buf);
 	}
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static void __init test_uuid_test(const struct test_uuid_data *data)
 		test_uuid_failed("conversion", false, true, data->uuid, NULL);
 
 	total_tests++;
-	if (uuid_be_cmp(data->be, be)) {
+	if (uuid_equal(&data->be, &be)) {
 		sprintf(buf, "%pUb", &be);
 		test_uuid_failed("cmp", false, true, data->uuid, buf);
 	}