diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/sclp_vt220.c b/drivers/s390/char/sclp_vt220.c
index 9854f19f5e624532a754d7b7654c286d9601f75e..a839aa531d7c0f011cbe6e135ce3bac897333d7e 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/sclp_vt220.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/sclp_vt220.c
@@ -583,23 +583,6 @@ sclp_vt220_chars_in_buffer(struct tty_struct *tty)
 	return count;
 }
 
-static void
-__sclp_vt220_flush_buffer(void)
-{
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	sclp_vt220_emit_current();
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&sclp_vt220_lock, flags);
-	if (timer_pending(&sclp_vt220_timer))
-		del_timer(&sclp_vt220_timer);
-	while (sclp_vt220_outqueue_count > 0) {
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sclp_vt220_lock, flags);
-		sclp_sync_wait();
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&sclp_vt220_lock, flags);
-	}
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sclp_vt220_lock, flags);
-}
-
 /*
  * Pass on all buffers to the hardware. Return only when there are no more
  * buffers pending.
@@ -745,6 +728,22 @@ sclp_vt220_con_device(struct console *c, int *index)
 	return sclp_vt220_driver;
 }
 
+static void __sclp_vt220_flush_buffer(void)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	sclp_vt220_emit_current();
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&sclp_vt220_lock, flags);
+	if (timer_pending(&sclp_vt220_timer))
+		del_timer(&sclp_vt220_timer);
+	while (sclp_vt220_outqueue_count > 0) {
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sclp_vt220_lock, flags);
+		sclp_sync_wait();
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&sclp_vt220_lock, flags);
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sclp_vt220_lock, flags);
+}
+
 static int
 sclp_vt220_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
 			  unsigned long event, void *data)