diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.c
index 25694ddfa72bb66392fdf2b951259549f5dff4c5..e7875277ba97e37d45544faf1f1512a0a317e26c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.c
@@ -88,10 +88,8 @@ static void gen8_guc_raise_irq(struct intel_guc *guc)
 	I915_WRITE(GUC_SEND_INTERRUPT, GUC_SEND_TRIGGER);
 }
 
-void intel_uc_init_early(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
+static void guc_init_early(struct intel_guc *guc)
 {
-	struct intel_guc *guc = &dev_priv->guc;
-
 	intel_guc_ct_init_early(&guc->ct);
 
 	mutex_init(&guc->send_mutex);
@@ -99,6 +97,11 @@ void intel_uc_init_early(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	guc->notify = gen8_guc_raise_irq;
 }
 
+void intel_uc_init_early(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
+{
+	guc_init_early(&dev_priv->guc);
+}
+
 void intel_uc_init_fw(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 {
 	intel_uc_fw_fetch(dev_priv, &dev_priv->huc.fw);