diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c
index 205a298db01038c9deee99d331945b5c50600d68..8a809b4f662674fb4423776d46c92006edf4067c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c
@@ -529,34 +529,6 @@ static inline void txqs_start(struct net_device *netdev)
 	}
 }
 
-/**
- * \brief Wake Tx queues
- * @param netdev network device
- */
-static inline void txqs_wake(struct net_device *netdev)
-{
-	struct lio *lio = GET_LIO(netdev);
-
-	if (netif_is_multiqueue(netdev)) {
-		int i;
-
-		for (i = 0; i < netdev->num_tx_queues; i++) {
-			int qno = lio->linfo.txpciq[i %
-				lio->oct_dev->num_iqs].s.q_no;
-
-			if (__netif_subqueue_stopped(netdev, i)) {
-				INCR_INSTRQUEUE_PKT_COUNT(lio->oct_dev, qno,
-							  tx_restart, 1);
-				netif_wake_subqueue(netdev, i);
-			}
-		}
-	} else {
-		INCR_INSTRQUEUE_PKT_COUNT(lio->oct_dev, lio->txq,
-					  tx_restart, 1);
-		netif_wake_queue(netdev);
-	}
-}
-
 /**
  * \brief Stop Tx queue
  * @param netdev network device
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_vf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_vf_main.c
index 2e3144661464f0c3961bee57b64ce1c61d583b2c..60743c37b4e47d7fdecf3ff4d1bb2a44cb78d2b2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_vf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_vf_main.c
@@ -300,33 +300,6 @@ static void txqs_start(struct net_device *netdev)
 	}
 }
 
-/**
- * \brief Wake Tx queues
- * @param netdev network device
- */
-static void txqs_wake(struct net_device *netdev)
-{
-	struct lio *lio = GET_LIO(netdev);
-
-	if (netif_is_multiqueue(netdev)) {
-		int i;
-
-		for (i = 0; i < netdev->num_tx_queues; i++) {
-			int qno = lio->linfo.txpciq[i % lio->oct_dev->num_iqs]
-				      .s.q_no;
-			if (__netif_subqueue_stopped(netdev, i)) {
-				INCR_INSTRQUEUE_PKT_COUNT(lio->oct_dev, qno,
-							  tx_restart, 1);
-				netif_wake_subqueue(netdev, i);
-			}
-		}
-	} else {
-		INCR_INSTRQUEUE_PKT_COUNT(lio->oct_dev, lio->txq,
-					  tx_restart, 1);
-		netif_wake_queue(netdev);
-	}
-}
-
 /**
  * \brief Start Tx queue
  * @param netdev network device
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_network.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_network.h
index d8079e35ef6e396a9d500f47ff54edadabb85700..2d2f49b7f563032491869b6c1143e27d82ec7a36 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_network.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_network.h
@@ -522,4 +522,31 @@ static inline void txqs_stop(struct net_device *netdev)
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * \brief Wake Tx queues
+ * @param netdev network device
+ */
+static inline void txqs_wake(struct net_device *netdev)
+{
+	struct lio *lio = GET_LIO(netdev);
+
+	if (netif_is_multiqueue(netdev)) {
+		int i;
+
+		for (i = 0; i < netdev->num_tx_queues; i++) {
+			int qno = lio->linfo.txpciq[i %
+				lio->oct_dev->num_iqs].s.q_no;
+
+			if (__netif_subqueue_stopped(netdev, i)) {
+				INCR_INSTRQUEUE_PKT_COUNT(lio->oct_dev, qno,
+							  tx_restart, 1);
+				netif_wake_subqueue(netdev, i);
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		INCR_INSTRQUEUE_PKT_COUNT(lio->oct_dev, lio->txq,
+					  tx_restart, 1);
+		netif_wake_queue(netdev);
+	}
+}
 #endif