diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/en_accel.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/en_accel.h
index 043c86c527989..00af0b831a282 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/en_accel.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/en_accel.h
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ static inline void mlx5e_accel_tx_finish(struct mlx5e_txqsq *sq,
 					 struct mlx5_wqe_inline_seg *inlseg)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_MLX5_EN_TLS
-	mlx5e_tls_handle_tx_wqe(sq, &wqe->ctrl, &state->tls);
+	mlx5e_tls_handle_tx_wqe(&wqe->ctrl, &state->tls);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MLX5_EN_IPSEC
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/tls_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/tls_rxtx.c
index 97cbea7ed048c..82dc09aaa7fc3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/tls_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/tls_rxtx.c
@@ -298,12 +298,6 @@ bool mlx5e_tls_handle_tx_skb(struct net_device *netdev, struct mlx5e_txqsq *sq,
 	return false;
 }
 
-void mlx5e_tls_handle_tx_wqe(struct mlx5e_txqsq *sq, struct mlx5_wqe_ctrl_seg *cseg,
-			     struct mlx5e_accel_tx_tls_state *state)
-{
-	cseg->tis_tir_num = cpu_to_be32(state->tls_tisn << 8);
-}
-
 static int tls_update_resync_sn(struct net_device *netdev,
 				struct sk_buff *skb,
 				struct mlx5e_tls_metadata *mdata)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/tls_rxtx.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/tls_rxtx.h
index 5c3443200fd65..0ca0a023fb8dc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/tls_rxtx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/tls_rxtx.h
@@ -53,8 +53,12 @@ static inline bool mlx5e_tls_skb_offloaded(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	return skb->sk && tls_is_sk_tx_device_offloaded(skb->sk);
 }
 
-void mlx5e_tls_handle_tx_wqe(struct mlx5e_txqsq *sq, struct mlx5_wqe_ctrl_seg *cseg,
-			     struct mlx5e_accel_tx_tls_state *state);
+static inline void
+mlx5e_tls_handle_tx_wqe(struct mlx5_wqe_ctrl_seg *cseg,
+			struct mlx5e_accel_tx_tls_state *state)
+{
+	cseg->tis_tir_num = cpu_to_be32(state->tls_tisn << 8);
+}
 
 void mlx5e_tls_handle_rx_skb_metadata(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct sk_buff *skb,
 				      u32 *cqe_bcnt);