diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c
index 761061b969486..b2d6478ffbd9c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c
@@ -60,12 +60,6 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(fw_type, "Type of firmware to be loaded. Default \"nic\"");
 
 static int ptp_enable = 1;
 
-/* Bit mask values for lio->ifstate */
-#define   LIO_IFSTATE_DROQ_OPS             0x01
-#define   LIO_IFSTATE_REGISTERED           0x02
-#define   LIO_IFSTATE_RUNNING              0x04
-#define   LIO_IFSTATE_RX_TIMESTAMP_ENABLED 0x08
-
 /* Polling interval for determining when NIC application is alive */
 #define LIQUIDIO_STARTER_POLL_INTERVAL_MS 100
 
@@ -530,36 +524,6 @@ static void liquidio_deinit_pci(void)
 	pci_unregister_driver(&liquidio_pci_driver);
 }
 
-/**
- * \brief check interface state
- * @param lio per-network private data
- * @param state_flag flag state to check
- */
-static inline int ifstate_check(struct lio *lio, int state_flag)
-{
-	return atomic_read(&lio->ifstate) & state_flag;
-}
-
-/**
- * \brief set interface state
- * @param lio per-network private data
- * @param state_flag flag state to set
- */
-static inline void ifstate_set(struct lio *lio, int state_flag)
-{
-	atomic_set(&lio->ifstate, (atomic_read(&lio->ifstate) | state_flag));
-}
-
-/**
- * \brief clear interface state
- * @param lio per-network private data
- * @param state_flag flag state to clear
- */
-static inline void ifstate_reset(struct lio *lio, int state_flag)
-{
-	atomic_set(&lio->ifstate, (atomic_read(&lio->ifstate) & ~(state_flag)));
-}
-
 /**
  * \brief Stop Tx queues
  * @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 5ec5c24cee5d0..f72db33fcd3af 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_vf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_vf_main.c
@@ -39,12 +39,6 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "NETIF_MSG debug bits");
 
 #define DEFAULT_MSG_ENABLE (NETIF_MSG_DRV | NETIF_MSG_PROBE | NETIF_MSG_LINK)
 
-/* Bit mask values for lio->ifstate */
-#define   LIO_IFSTATE_DROQ_OPS             0x01
-#define   LIO_IFSTATE_REGISTERED           0x02
-#define   LIO_IFSTATE_RUNNING              0x04
-#define   LIO_IFSTATE_RX_TIMESTAMP_ENABLED 0x08
-
 struct liquidio_if_cfg_context {
 	int octeon_id;
 
@@ -335,36 +329,6 @@ static struct pci_driver liquidio_vf_pci_driver = {
 	.err_handler	= &liquidio_vf_err_handler,    /* For AER */
 };
 
-/**
- * \brief check interface state
- * @param lio per-network private data
- * @param state_flag flag state to check
- */
-static int ifstate_check(struct lio *lio, int state_flag)
-{
-	return atomic_read(&lio->ifstate) & state_flag;
-}
-
-/**
- * \brief set interface state
- * @param lio per-network private data
- * @param state_flag flag state to set
- */
-static void ifstate_set(struct lio *lio, int state_flag)
-{
-	atomic_set(&lio->ifstate, (atomic_read(&lio->ifstate) | state_flag));
-}
-
-/**
- * \brief clear interface state
- * @param lio per-network private data
- * @param state_flag flag state to clear
- */
-static void ifstate_reset(struct lio *lio, int state_flag)
-{
-	atomic_set(&lio->ifstate, (atomic_read(&lio->ifstate) & ~(state_flag)));
-}
-
 /**
  * \brief Stop Tx queues
  * @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 eef2a1e8a7e3f..ddb61bf25775f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_network.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_network.h
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@
 #define LIO_MAX_MTU_SIZE (OCTNET_MAX_FRM_SIZE - OCTNET_FRM_HEADER_SIZE)
 #define LIO_MIN_MTU_SIZE ETH_MIN_MTU
 
+/* Bit mask values for lio->ifstate */
+#define   LIO_IFSTATE_DROQ_OPS             0x01
+#define   LIO_IFSTATE_REGISTERED           0x02
+#define   LIO_IFSTATE_RUNNING              0x04
+#define   LIO_IFSTATE_RX_TIMESTAMP_ENABLED 0x08
+
 struct oct_nic_stats_resp {
 	u64     rh;
 	struct oct_link_stats stats;
@@ -438,4 +444,34 @@ static inline void octeon_fast_packet_next(struct octeon_droq *droq,
 	       get_rbd(droq->recv_buf_list[idx].buffer), copy_len);
 }
 
+/**
+ * \brief check interface state
+ * @param lio per-network private data
+ * @param state_flag flag state to check
+ */
+static inline int ifstate_check(struct lio *lio, int state_flag)
+{
+	return atomic_read(&lio->ifstate) & state_flag;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief set interface state
+ * @param lio per-network private data
+ * @param state_flag flag state to set
+ */
+static inline void ifstate_set(struct lio *lio, int state_flag)
+{
+	atomic_set(&lio->ifstate, (atomic_read(&lio->ifstate) | state_flag));
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief clear interface state
+ * @param lio per-network private data
+ * @param state_flag flag state to clear
+ */
+static inline void ifstate_reset(struct lio *lio, int state_flag)
+{
+	atomic_set(&lio->ifstate, (atomic_read(&lio->ifstate) & ~(state_flag)));
+}
+
 #endif