diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c
index d09f8a2861ba76543aca185178fd1100de67a9c9..5c7838398e9ad7f786e56866412f7920b3b6f4f2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c
@@ -2454,8 +2454,7 @@ static int ath10k_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	chip_id = ath10k_pci_read32(ar,
-				    RTC_SOC_BASE_ADDRESS + SOC_CHIP_ID_ADDRESS);
+	chip_id = ath10k_pci_soc_read32(ar, SOC_CHIP_ID_ADDRESS);
 
 	ath10k_do_pci_sleep(ar);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.h
index 52fb7b9735714ea3f2dbf3ed03936ac3ae11f5c7..a304c33849021f68a7867303929b5208f6ad4bfd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.h
@@ -318,6 +318,16 @@ static inline u32 ath10k_pci_read32(struct ath10k *ar, u32 offset)
 	return ioread32(ar_pci->mem + offset);
 }
 
+static inline u32 ath10k_pci_soc_read32(struct ath10k *ar, u32 addr)
+{
+	return ath10k_pci_read32(ar, RTC_SOC_BASE_ADDRESS + addr);
+}
+
+static inline void ath10k_pci_soc_write32(struct ath10k *ar, u32 addr, u32 val)
+{
+	ath10k_pci_write32(ar, RTC_SOC_BASE_ADDRESS + addr, val);
+}
+
 int ath10k_do_pci_wake(struct ath10k *ar);
 void ath10k_do_pci_sleep(struct ath10k *ar);