diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/qca/qca8k-8xxx.c b/drivers/net/dsa/qca/qca8k-8xxx.c
index 62810903f1b31..20acbd0292f11 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/qca/qca8k-8xxx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/qca/qca8k-8xxx.c
@@ -772,21 +772,6 @@ qca8k_phy_eth_command(struct qca8k_priv *priv, bool read, int phy,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static u32
-qca8k_port_to_phy(int port)
-{
-	/* From Andrew Lunn:
-	 * Port 0 has no internal phy.
-	 * Port 1 has an internal PHY at MDIO address 0.
-	 * Port 2 has an internal PHY at MDIO address 1.
-	 * ...
-	 * Port 5 has an internal PHY at MDIO address 4.
-	 * Port 6 has no internal PHY.
-	 */
-
-	return port - 1;
-}
-
 static int
 qca8k_mdio_busy_wait(struct mii_bus *bus, u32 reg, u32 mask)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/qca/qca8k.h b/drivers/net/dsa/qca/qca8k.h
index 7996975d29d34..dd7deb9095d3d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/qca/qca8k.h
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/qca/qca8k.h
@@ -421,6 +421,20 @@ struct qca8k_fdb {
 	u8 mac[6];
 };
 
+static inline u32 qca8k_port_to_phy(int port)
+{
+	/* From Andrew Lunn:
+	 * Port 0 has no internal phy.
+	 * Port 1 has an internal PHY at MDIO address 0.
+	 * Port 2 has an internal PHY at MDIO address 1.
+	 * ...
+	 * Port 5 has an internal PHY at MDIO address 4.
+	 * Port 6 has no internal PHY.
+	 */
+
+	return port - 1;
+}
+
 /* Common setup function */
 extern const struct qca8k_mib_desc ar8327_mib[];
 extern const struct regmap_access_table qca8k_readable_table;