diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c
index 8a809b4f662674fb4423776d46c92006edf4067c..a0c4c0682ece541793dee19c6b6273b2db126c41 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c
@@ -513,22 +513,6 @@ static void liquidio_deinit_pci(void)
 	pci_unregister_driver(&liquidio_pci_driver);
 }
 
-/**
- * \brief Start Tx queues
- * @param netdev network device
- */
-static inline void txqs_start(struct net_device *netdev)
-{
-	if (netif_is_multiqueue(netdev)) {
-		int i;
-
-		for (i = 0; i < netdev->num_tx_queues; i++)
-			netif_start_subqueue(netdev, i);
-	} else {
-		netif_start_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 60743c37b4e47d7fdecf3ff4d1bb2a44cb78d2b2..82d70e4752a5cc08765e70ac50c389c8a2fde543 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_vf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_vf_main.c
@@ -284,22 +284,6 @@ static struct pci_driver liquidio_vf_pci_driver = {
 	.err_handler	= &liquidio_vf_err_handler,    /* For AER */
 };
 
-/**
- * \brief Start Tx queues
- * @param netdev network device
- */
-static void txqs_start(struct net_device *netdev)
-{
-	if (netif_is_multiqueue(netdev)) {
-		int i;
-
-		for (i = 0; i < netdev->num_tx_queues; i++)
-			netif_start_subqueue(netdev, i);
-	} else {
-		netif_start_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 2d2f49b7f563032491869b6c1143e27d82ec7a36..0a14d772f4b20f7ec8c824f869cc31ba47d41ce9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_network.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_network.h
@@ -549,4 +549,21 @@ static inline void txqs_wake(struct net_device *netdev)
 		netif_wake_queue(netdev);
 	}
 }
+
+/**
+ * \brief Start Tx queues
+ * @param netdev network device
+ */
+static inline void txqs_start(struct net_device *netdev)
+{
+	if (netif_is_multiqueue(netdev)) {
+		int i;
+
+		for (i = 0; i < netdev->num_tx_queues; i++)
+			netif_start_subqueue(netdev, i);
+	} else {
+		netif_start_queue(netdev);
+	}
+}
+
 #endif