diff --git a/drivers/net/cs89x0.c b/drivers/net/cs89x0.c
index 04fca31f1733a79ee1466a2fc11d2f9295de534e..221f92e45ec73f797379209afccbb3ace3a1c255 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cs89x0.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cs89x0.c
@@ -339,29 +339,29 @@ struct net_device * __init cs89x0_probe(int unit)
 #endif
 
 static int
-readreg(struct net_device *dev, int portno)
+readword(unsigned long base_addr, int portno)
 {
-	outw(portno, dev->base_addr + ADD_PORT);
-	return inw(dev->base_addr + DATA_PORT);
+	return inw(base_addr + portno);
 }
 
 static void
-writereg(struct net_device *dev, int portno, int value)
+writeword(unsigned long base_addr, int portno, int value)
 {
-	outw(portno, dev->base_addr + ADD_PORT);
-	outw(value, dev->base_addr + DATA_PORT);
+	outw(value, base_addr + portno);
 }
 
 static int
-readword(unsigned long base_addr, int portno)
+readreg(struct net_device *dev, int portno)
 {
-	return inw(base_addr + portno);
+	outw(portno, dev->base_addr + ADD_PORT);
+	return inw(dev->base_addr + DATA_PORT);
 }
 
 static void
-writeword(unsigned long base_addr, int portno, int value)
+writereg(struct net_device *dev, int portno, int value)
 {
-	outw(value, base_addr + portno);
+	outw(portno, dev->base_addr + ADD_PORT);
+	outw(value, dev->base_addr + DATA_PORT);
 }
 
 static int __init