diff --git a/src/include/cbmem.h b/src/include/cbmem.h
index 5c4b7c7189..c13fe925ad 100644
--- a/src/include/cbmem.h
+++ b/src/include/cbmem.h
@@ -158,4 +158,20 @@ void set_top_of_ram(uint64_t ramtop);
 void backup_top_of_ram(uint64_t ramtop);
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * Returns 0 for the stages where we know that cbmem does not come online.
+ * Even if this function returns 1 for romstage, depending upon the point in
+ * bootup, cbmem might not actually be online.
+ */
+static inline int cbmem_possibly_online(void)
+{
+	if (ENV_BOOTBLOCK)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (ENV_VERSTAGE && IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_VBOOT_STARTS_IN_BOOTBLOCK))
+		return 0;
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
 #endif /* _CBMEM_H_ */
diff --git a/src/vboot/bootmode.c b/src/vboot/bootmode.c
index 5bb70406e3..46b78e1dad 100644
--- a/src/vboot/bootmode.c
+++ b/src/vboot/bootmode.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <bootmode.h>
 #include <bootstate.h>
+#include <cbmem.h>
 #include <rules.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <vb2_api.h>
@@ -67,22 +68,6 @@ static void vb2_clear_recovery_reason_vbnv(void *unused)
 BOOT_STATE_INIT_ENTRY(BS_DEV_INIT, BS_ON_EXIT,
 		      vb2_clear_recovery_reason_vbnv, NULL);
 
-/*
- * Returns 0 for the stages where we know that cbmem does not come online.
- * Even if this function returns 1 for romstage, depending upon the point in
- * bootup, cbmem might not actually be online.
- */
-static int cbmem_possibly_online(void)
-{
-	if (ENV_BOOTBLOCK)
-		return 0;
-
-	if (ENV_VERSTAGE && IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_VBOOT_STARTS_IN_BOOTBLOCK))
-		return 0;
-
-	return 1;
-}
-
 /*
  * Returns 1 if vboot is being used and currently in a stage which might have
  * already executed vboot verification.