diff --git a/dlls/kernelbase/main.c b/dlls/kernelbase/main.c
index 9aa64739949..f1edf8614e7 100644
--- a/dlls/kernelbase/main.c
+++ b/dlls/kernelbase/main.c
@@ -200,21 +200,6 @@ BOOL WINAPI QuirkIsEnabled3(void *unk1, void *unk2)
     return FALSE;
 }
 
-/***********************************************************************
- *           WaitOnAddress   (KERNELBASE.@)
- */
-BOOL WINAPI WaitOnAddress(volatile void *addr, void *cmp, SIZE_T size, DWORD timeout)
-{
-    LARGE_INTEGER to;
-
-    if (timeout != INFINITE)
-    {
-        to.QuadPart = -(LONGLONG)timeout * 10000;
-        return set_ntstatus( RtlWaitOnAddress( (const void *)addr, cmp, size, &to ));
-    }
-    return set_ntstatus( RtlWaitOnAddress( (const void *)addr, cmp, size, NULL ));
-}
-
 HRESULT WINAPI QISearch(void *base, const QITAB *table, REFIID riid, void **obj)
 {
     const QITAB *ptr;
diff --git a/dlls/kernelbase/sync.c b/dlls/kernelbase/sync.c
index c0db4679e9e..6c2242e30d1 100644
--- a/dlls/kernelbase/sync.c
+++ b/dlls/kernelbase/sync.c
@@ -286,6 +286,22 @@ DWORD WINAPI DECLSPEC_HOTPATCH WaitForMultipleObjectsEx( DWORD count, const HAND
 }
 
 
+/***********************************************************************
+ *           WaitOnAddress   (kernelbase.@)
+ */
+BOOL WINAPI DECLSPEC_HOTPATCH WaitOnAddress( volatile void *addr, void *cmp, SIZE_T size, DWORD timeout )
+{
+    LARGE_INTEGER to;
+
+    if (timeout != INFINITE)
+    {
+        to.QuadPart = -(LONGLONG)timeout * 10000;
+        return set_ntstatus( RtlWaitOnAddress( (const void *)addr, cmp, size, &to ));
+    }
+    return set_ntstatus( RtlWaitOnAddress( (const void *)addr, cmp, size, NULL ));
+}
+
+
 /***********************************************************************
  * Events
  ***********************************************************************/