diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_core.c
index b55ab75a7d9cfb0e0a0678f39fe210e071e74659..90583ce8642ddff174215a029dd0667270b0a311 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_core.c
@@ -397,3 +397,38 @@ void lio_update_txq_status(struct octeon_device *oct, int iq_num)
 		netif_wake_queue(netdev);
 	}
 }
+
+/**
+ * \brief Setup output queue
+ * @param oct octeon device
+ * @param q_no which queue
+ * @param num_descs how many descriptors
+ * @param desc_size size of each descriptor
+ * @param app_ctx application context
+ */
+int octeon_setup_droq(struct octeon_device *oct, int q_no, int num_descs,
+		      int desc_size, void *app_ctx)
+{
+	int ret_val;
+
+	dev_dbg(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "Creating Droq: %d\n", q_no);
+	/* droq creation and local register settings. */
+	ret_val = octeon_create_droq(oct, q_no, num_descs, desc_size, app_ctx);
+	if (ret_val < 0)
+		return ret_val;
+
+	if (ret_val == 1) {
+		dev_dbg(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "Using default droq %d\n", q_no);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/* Enable the droq queues */
+	octeon_set_droq_pkt_op(oct, q_no, 1);
+
+	/* Send Credit for Octeon Output queues. Credits are always
+	 * sent after the output queue is enabled.
+	 */
+	writel(oct->droq[q_no]->max_count, oct->droq[q_no]->pkts_credit_reg);
+
+	return ret_val;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c
index 01c6985cff6d9d624a657e04d7a084029b76f3c0..02e71184fa4c48842ff02f4818e93d60a0b70e73 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c
@@ -2198,43 +2198,6 @@ static int load_firmware(struct octeon_device *oct)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/**
- * \brief Setup output queue
- * @param oct octeon device
- * @param q_no which queue
- * @param num_descs how many descriptors
- * @param desc_size size of each descriptor
- * @param app_ctx application context
- */
-static int octeon_setup_droq(struct octeon_device *oct, int q_no, int num_descs,
-			     int desc_size, void *app_ctx)
-{
-	int ret_val = 0;
-
-	dev_dbg(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "Creating Droq: %d\n", q_no);
-	/* droq creation and local register settings. */
-	ret_val = octeon_create_droq(oct, q_no, num_descs, desc_size, app_ctx);
-	if (ret_val < 0)
-		return ret_val;
-
-	if (ret_val == 1) {
-		dev_dbg(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "Using default droq %d\n", q_no);
-		return 0;
-	}
-	/* tasklet creation for the droq */
-
-	/* Enable the droq queues */
-	octeon_set_droq_pkt_op(oct, q_no, 1);
-
-	/* Send Credit for Octeon Output queues. Credits are always
-	 * sent after the output queue is enabled.
-	 */
-	writel(oct->droq[q_no]->max_count,
-	       oct->droq[q_no]->pkts_credit_reg);
-
-	return ret_val;
-}
-
 /**
  * \brief Callback for getting interface configuration
  * @param status status of request
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_vf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_vf_main.c
index dd0265a52521b617dfe231a92ffab8c3bf21e807..a6efd75c30bb26389627434f0e98166417630a4f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_vf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_vf_main.c
@@ -1344,41 +1344,6 @@ static void free_netsgbuf_with_resp(void *buf)
 	check_txq_state(lio, skb);
 }
 
-/**
- * \brief Setup output queue
- * @param oct octeon device
- * @param q_no which queue
- * @param num_descs how many descriptors
- * @param desc_size size of each descriptor
- * @param app_ctx application context
- */
-static int octeon_setup_droq(struct octeon_device *oct, int q_no, int num_descs,
-			     int desc_size, void *app_ctx)
-{
-	int ret_val;
-
-	dev_dbg(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "Creating Droq: %d\n", q_no);
-	/* droq creation and local register settings. */
-	ret_val = octeon_create_droq(oct, q_no, num_descs, desc_size, app_ctx);
-	if (ret_val < 0)
-		return ret_val;
-
-	if (ret_val == 1) {
-		dev_dbg(&oct->pci_dev->dev, "Using default droq %d\n", q_no);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	/* Enable the droq queues */
-	octeon_set_droq_pkt_op(oct, q_no, 1);
-
-	/* Send Credit for Octeon Output queues. Credits are always
-	 * sent after the output queue is enabled.
-	 */
-	writel(oct->droq[q_no]->max_count, oct->droq[q_no]->pkts_credit_reg);
-
-	return ret_val;
-}
-
 /**
  * \brief Callback for getting interface configuration
  * @param status status of request
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_network.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_network.h
index 0e44ee1d4cb211a7a15832ac875ea6598178afa3..b2bb34dbc900f92267bdef911cd5ffa1cb623014 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_network.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_network.h
@@ -475,4 +475,6 @@ static inline int wait_for_pending_requests(struct octeon_device *oct)
 }
 
 void lio_update_txq_status(struct octeon_device *oct, int iq_num);
+int octeon_setup_droq(struct octeon_device *oct, int q_no, int num_descs,
+		      int desc_size, void *app_ctx);
 #endif