diff --git a/fs/smb/common/smbdirect/smbdirect_socket.c b/fs/smb/common/smbdirect/smbdirect_socket.c
index 0a96f5db6ff3..421a5c2c705e 100644
--- a/fs/smb/common/smbdirect/smbdirect_socket.c
+++ b/fs/smb/common/smbdirect/smbdirect_socket.c
@@ -5,3 +5,22 @@
  */
 
 #include "smbdirect_internal.h"
+
+__maybe_unused /* this is temporary while this file is included in others */
+static void smbdirect_socket_prepare_create(struct smbdirect_socket *sc,
+					    const struct smbdirect_socket_parameters *sp,
+					    struct workqueue_struct *workqueue)
+{
+	smbdirect_socket_init(sc);
+
+	/*
+	 * Make a copy of the callers parameters
+	 * from here we only work on the copy
+	 */
+	sc->parameters = *sp;
+
+	/*
+	 * Remember the callers workqueue
+	 */
+	sc->workqueue = workqueue;
+}