diff --git a/scst/include/backport.h b/scst/include/backport.h
index 8e1a6afa0..c7c923eae 100644
--- a/scst/include/backport.h
+++ b/scst/include/backport.h
@@ -631,6 +631,40 @@ static inline void *vzalloc(unsigned long size)
 }
 #endif
 
+/* <linux/unaligned.h> */
+
+#if defined(RHEL_MAJOR) && RHEL_MAJOR -0 <= 5
+static inline uint16_t get_unaligned_be16(const void *p)
+{
+	return be16_to_cpu(get_unaligned((__be16 *)p));
+}
+
+static inline void put_unaligned_be16(uint16_t i, void *p)
+{
+	put_unaligned(cpu_to_be16(i), (__be16 *)p);
+}
+
+static inline uint32_t get_unaligned_be32(const void *p)
+{
+	return be32_to_cpu(get_unaligned((__be32 *)p));
+}
+
+static inline void put_unaligned_be32(uint32_t i, void *p)
+{
+	put_unaligned(cpu_to_be32(i), (__be32 *)p);
+}
+
+static inline uint64_t get_unaligned_be64(const void *p)
+{
+	return be64_to_cpu(get_unaligned((__be64 *)p));
+}
+
+static inline void put_unaligned_be64(uint64_t i, void *p)
+{
+	put_unaligned(cpu_to_be64(i), (__be64 *)p);
+}
+#endif
+
 /* <scsi/scsi_cmnd.h> */
 
 #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 24)
diff --git a/scst/include/scst.h b/scst/include/scst.h
index 215800533..797d756f2 100644
--- a/scst/include/scst.h
+++ b/scst/include/scst.h
@@ -4656,38 +4656,6 @@ static inline __be16 scst_cmd_get_dif_app_tag(struct scst_cmd *cmd,
 	return cmd->dev->dev_dif_static_app_tag;
 }
 
-#if defined(RHEL_MAJOR) && RHEL_MAJOR -0 <= 5
-static inline uint16_t get_unaligned_be16(const void *p)
-{
-	return be16_to_cpu(get_unaligned((__be16 *)p));
-}
-
-static inline void put_unaligned_be16(uint16_t i, void *p)
-{
-	put_unaligned(cpu_to_be16(i), (__be16 *)p);
-}
-
-static inline uint32_t get_unaligned_be32(const void *p)
-{
-	return be32_to_cpu(get_unaligned((__be32 *)p));
-}
-
-static inline void put_unaligned_be32(uint32_t i, void *p)
-{
-	put_unaligned(cpu_to_be32(i), (__be32 *)p);
-}
-
-static inline uint64_t get_unaligned_be64(const void *p)
-{
-	return be64_to_cpu(get_unaligned((__be64 *)p));
-}
-
-static inline void put_unaligned_be64(uint64_t i, void *p)
-{
-	put_unaligned(cpu_to_be64(i), (__be64 *)p);
-}
-#endif
-
 /*
  * Returns T10-PI type 2 expected initial reference tag as LBA, i.e. converted
  * into CPU endianness. Valid only with protection type 2.