diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/nvhost.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/nvhost.c
index 853bf8cef..ac56fd6b6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/nvhost.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/nvhost.c
@@ -183,3 +183,42 @@ u32 nvgpu_nvhost_syncpt_unit_interface_get_byte_offset(struct gk20a *g,
 {
 	return nvhost_syncpt_unit_interface_get_byte_offset(syncpt_id);
 }
+
+int nvgpu_nvhost_fence_install(struct nvhost_fence *fence, int fd)
+{
+	return nvhost_fence_install(fence, fd);
+}
+
+struct nvhost_fence *nvgpu_nvhost_fence_get(int fd)
+{
+	return nvhost_fence_get(fd);
+}
+
+void nvgpu_nvhost_fence_put(struct nvhost_fence *fence)
+{
+	nvhost_fence_put(fence);
+}
+
+void nvgpu_nvhost_fence_dup(struct nvhost_fence *fence)
+{
+	nvhost_fence_dup(fence);
+}
+
+struct nvhost_fence *nvgpu_nvhost_fence_create(struct platform_device *pdev,
+					struct nvhost_ctrl_sync_fence_info *pts,
+					u32 num_pts, const char *name)
+{
+	return nvhost_fence_create(pdev, pts, num_pts, name);
+}
+
+u32 nvgpu_nvhost_fence_num_pts(struct nvhost_fence *fence)
+{
+	return nvhost_fence_num_pts(fence);
+}
+
+int nvgpu_nvhost_fence_foreach_pt(struct nvhost_fence *fence,
+        int (*iter)(struct nvhost_ctrl_sync_fence_info, void *),
+        void *data)
+{
+	return nvhost_fence_foreach_pt(fence, iter, data);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/nvhost_priv.h b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/nvhost_priv.h
index c03390a7d..2a470758b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/nvhost_priv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/nvhost_priv.h
@@ -17,8 +17,23 @@
 #ifndef __NVGPU_NVHOST_PRIV_H__
 #define __NVGPU_NVHOST_PRIV_H__
 
+#include <nvgpu/os_fence_syncpts.h>
+
+struct nvhost_fence;
 struct nvgpu_nvhost_dev {
 	struct platform_device *host1x_pdev;
 };
 
+int nvgpu_nvhost_fence_install(struct nvhost_fence *f, int fd);
+struct nvhost_fence *nvgpu_nvhost_fence_get(int fd);
+void nvgpu_nvhost_fence_put(struct nvhost_fence *f);
+void nvgpu_nvhost_fence_dup(struct nvhost_fence *f);
+struct nvhost_fence *nvgpu_nvhost_fence_create(struct platform_device *pdev,
+					struct nvhost_ctrl_sync_fence_info *pts,
+					u32 num_pts, const char *name);
+u32 nvgpu_nvhost_fence_num_pts(struct nvhost_fence *fence);
+int nvgpu_nvhost_fence_foreach_pt(struct nvhost_fence *fence,
+	int (*iter)(struct nvhost_ctrl_sync_fence_info, void *),
+	void *data);
+
 #endif /* __NVGPU_NVHOST_PRIV_H__ */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/os_fence_syncpt.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/os_fence_syncpt.c
index 10e5544aa..fc04704c6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/os_fence_syncpt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/os_fence_syncpt.c
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #include <uapi/linux/nvhost_ioctl.h>
 
 #include <linux/err.h>
-#include <linux/nvhost.h>
 #include <nvgpu/errno.h>
 
 #include <nvgpu/types.h>
@@ -35,18 +34,18 @@
 static int nvgpu_os_fence_syncpt_install_fd(struct nvgpu_os_fence *s,
 		int fd)
 {
-	return nvhost_fence_install(s->priv, fd);
+	return nvgpu_nvhost_fence_install(s->priv, fd);
 }
 
 static void nvgpu_os_fence_syncpt_drop_ref(struct nvgpu_os_fence *s)
 {
-	nvhost_fence_put(s->priv);
+	nvgpu_nvhost_fence_put(s->priv);
 	nvgpu_os_fence_clear(s);
 }
 
 static void nvgpu_os_fence_syncpt_dup(struct nvgpu_os_fence *s)
 {
-	nvhost_fence_dup(s->priv);
+	nvgpu_nvhost_fence_dup(s->priv);
 }
 
 static const struct nvgpu_os_fence_ops syncpt_ops = {
@@ -63,9 +62,10 @@ int nvgpu_os_fence_syncpt_create(struct nvgpu_os_fence *fence_out,
 		.id = id,
 		.thresh = thresh,
 	};
-	struct nvhost_fence *fence = nvhost_fence_create(
-		nvhost_device->host1x_pdev, &pt, 1, "fence");
+	struct nvhost_fence *fence;
 
+	fence = nvgpu_nvhost_fence_create(nvhost_device->host1x_pdev, &pt, 1,
+					  "fence");
 	if (IS_ERR(fence)) {
 		nvgpu_err(c->g, "error %d during construction of fence.",
 			(int)PTR_ERR(fence));
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ int nvgpu_os_fence_syncpt_create(struct nvgpu_os_fence *fence_out,
 int nvgpu_os_fence_syncpt_fdget(struct nvgpu_os_fence *fence_out,
 	struct nvgpu_channel *c, int fd)
 {
-	struct nvhost_fence *fence = nvhost_fence_get(fd);
+	struct nvhost_fence *fence = nvgpu_nvhost_fence_get(fd);
 
 	if (fence == NULL) {
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -107,13 +107,12 @@ int nvgpu_os_fence_get_syncpts(
 u32 nvgpu_os_fence_syncpt_get_num_syncpoints(
 	struct nvgpu_os_fence_syncpt *fence)
 {
-	return nvhost_fence_num_pts(fence->fence->priv);
+	return nvgpu_nvhost_fence_num_pts(fence->fence->priv);
 }
 
-int nvgpu_os_fence_syncpt_foreach_pt(
-	struct nvgpu_os_fence_syncpt *fence,
-	int (*iter)(struct nvhost_ctrl_sync_fence_info, void *),
-	void *data)
+int nvgpu_os_fence_syncpt_foreach_pt(struct nvgpu_os_fence_syncpt *fence,
+        int (*iter)(struct nvhost_ctrl_sync_fence_info, void *),
+        void *data)
 {
-	return nvhost_fence_foreach_pt(fence->fence->priv, iter, data);
+	return nvgpu_nvhost_fence_foreach_pt(fence->fence->priv, iter, data);
 }