diff --git a/src/metadata/metadata_segment.h b/src/metadata/metadata_segment.h
index b97280b..f57e3cd 100644
--- a/src/metadata/metadata_segment.h
+++ b/src/metadata/metadata_segment.h
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright(c) 2020-2021 Intel Corporation
+ * Copyright(c) 2024 Huawei Technologies
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
 
@@ -16,6 +17,14 @@ struct ocf_metadata_segment
 	struct ocf_metadata_segment *superblock;
 };
 
+int ocf_metadata_segment_init_in_place(
+		struct ocf_metadata_segment *segment,
+		struct ocf_cache *cache,
+		struct ocf_metadata_raw *raw,
+		ocf_flush_page_synch_t lock_page_pfn,
+		ocf_flush_page_synch_t unlock_page_pfn,
+		struct ocf_metadata_segment *superblock);
+
 int ocf_metadata_segment_init(
 		struct ocf_metadata_segment **self,
 		struct ocf_cache *cache,
diff --git a/src/metadata/metadata_superblock.c b/src/metadata/metadata_superblock.c
index ef0be1f..ed53ea6 100644
--- a/src/metadata/metadata_superblock.c
+++ b/src/metadata/metadata_superblock.c
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 /*
  * Copyright(c) 2020-2022 Intel Corporation
+ * Copyright(c) 2024 Huawei Technologies
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
 
 #include "metadata.h"
 #include "metadata_core.h"
 #include "metadata_internal.h"
+#include "metadata_segment.h"
 #include "metadata_segment_id.h"
 #include "metadata_superblock.h"
 #include "../ocf_priv.h"
@@ -26,14 +28,6 @@
 #define OCF_DEBUG_PARAM(cache, format, ...)
 #endif
 
-int ocf_metadata_segment_init_in_place(
-		struct ocf_metadata_segment *segment,
-		struct ocf_cache *cache,
-		struct ocf_metadata_raw *raw,
-		ocf_flush_page_synch_t lock_page_pfn,
-		ocf_flush_page_synch_t unlock_page_pfn,
-		struct ocf_metadata_segment *superblock);
-
 /**
  * @brief Super Block - Set Shutdown Status
  *