diff --git a/lib/vhost/vhost.c b/lib/vhost/vhost.c
index ca9fb4767..c6e5e3904 100644
--- a/lib/vhost/vhost.c
+++ b/lib/vhost/vhost.c
@@ -1166,4 +1166,15 @@ spdk_vhost_unlock(void)
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_spdk_vhost_mutex);
 }
 
+int
+spdk_vhost_init(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void
+spdk_vhost_fini(void)
+{
+}
+
 SPDK_LOG_REGISTER_TRACE_FLAG("vhost_ring", SPDK_TRACE_VHOST_RING)
diff --git a/lib/vhost/vhost_scsi.c b/lib/vhost/vhost_scsi.c
index c29583692..814a19a54 100644
--- a/lib/vhost/vhost_scsi.c
+++ b/lib/vhost/vhost_scsi.c
@@ -1127,17 +1127,6 @@ err:
 	return -1;
 }
 
-int
-spdk_vhost_init(void)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-void
-spdk_vhost_fini(void)
-{
-}
-
 static void
 spdk_vhost_scsi_config_json(struct spdk_vhost_dev *vdev, struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w)
 {