diff --git a/include/sys/zfs_context.h b/include/sys/zfs_context.h
index 6f7ae6b06..e7d164a17 100644
--- a/include/sys/zfs_context.h
+++ b/include/sys/zfs_context.h
@@ -177,15 +177,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif	/* DTRACE_PROBE4 */
 #define	DTRACE_PROBE4(a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i)
 
-/*
- * Credentials
- */
-extern uid_t crgetuid(cred_t *cr);
-extern uid_t crgetruid(cred_t *cr);
-extern gid_t crgetgid(cred_t *cr);
-extern int crgetngroups(cred_t *cr);
-extern gid_t *crgetgroups(cred_t *cr);
-
 /*
  * Thread-specific data
  */
@@ -371,12 +362,6 @@ typedef struct vsecattr {
 #define	CPU_SEQID	((uintptr_t)pthread_self() & (max_ncpus - 1))
 #define	CPU_SEQID_UNSTABLE	CPU_SEQID
 
-#define	kcred		NULL
-#define	CRED()		NULL
-
-#define	crhold(cr)	((void)cr)
-#define	crfree(cr)	((void)cr)
-
 #define	ptob(x)		((x) * PAGESIZE)
 
 #define	NN_DIVISOR_1000	(1U << 0)
diff --git a/lib/libspl/include/sys/cred.h b/lib/libspl/include/sys/cred.h
index 4f6183762..deceecee0 100644
--- a/lib/libspl/include/sys/cred.h
+++ b/lib/libspl/include/sys/cred.h
@@ -28,6 +28,24 @@
 #ifndef _LIBSPL_SYS_CRED_H
 #define	_LIBSPL_SYS_CRED_H
 
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+
+/*
+ * Credentials
+ */
+
 typedef struct cred cred_t;
 
+extern uid_t crgetuid(cred_t *cr);
+extern uid_t crgetruid(cred_t *cr);
+extern gid_t crgetgid(cred_t *cr);
+extern int crgetngroups(cred_t *cr);
+extern gid_t *crgetgroups(cred_t *cr);
+
+#define	kcred		NULL
+#define	CRED()		NULL
+
+#define	crhold(cr)	((void)cr)
+#define	crfree(cr)	((void)cr)
+
 #endif