diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
index d9cadfb1bc4a74715ccc8329cd6737419852f6dd..82b03f13243e558c10b8fd24697c5e7c72407a77 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
@@ -460,6 +460,17 @@ static u32 sh_eth_tsu_read(struct sh_eth_private *mdp, int enum_index)
 	return ioread32(mdp->tsu_addr + offset);
 }
 
+static void sh_eth_soft_swap(char *src, int len)
+{
+#ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN
+	u32 *p = (u32 *)src;
+	u32 *maxp = p + ((len + sizeof(u32) - 1) / sizeof(u32));
+
+	for (; p < maxp; p++)
+		*p = swab32(*p);
+#endif
+}
+
 static void sh_eth_select_mii(struct net_device *ndev)
 {
 	struct sh_eth_private *mdp = netdev_priv(ndev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.h
index d77de7651d8faced25aecee481056245480e72cf..726c55a82dd7b76e1d90a836cddcd66bcbf96a24 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.h
@@ -560,18 +560,6 @@ struct sh_eth_private {
 	unsigned wol_enabled:1;
 };
 
-static inline void sh_eth_soft_swap(char *src, int len)
-{
-#ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN
-	u32 *p = (u32 *)src;
-	u32 *maxp;
-	maxp = p + ((len + sizeof(u32) - 1) / sizeof(u32));
-
-	for (; p < maxp; p++)
-		*p = swab32(*p);
-#endif
-}
-
 static inline void *sh_eth_tsu_get_offset(struct sh_eth_private *mdp,
 					  int enum_index)
 {