diff --git a/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd-core.c b/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd-core.c
index e2e5b5c7f7361..41e322954d9ae 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd-core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd-core.c
@@ -1597,12 +1597,6 @@ static int mcp251xfd_handle_rxif(struct mcp251xfd_priv *priv)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline int mcp251xfd_get_timestamp(const struct mcp251xfd_priv *priv,
-					  u32 *timestamp)
-{
-	return regmap_read(priv->map_reg, MCP251XFD_REG_TBC, timestamp);
-}
-
 static struct sk_buff *
 mcp251xfd_alloc_can_err_skb(const struct mcp251xfd_priv *priv,
 			    struct can_frame **cf, u32 *timestamp)
diff --git a/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd.h b/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd.h
index d0a0d2f91dacc..074c5adf9b94e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd.h
+++ b/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd.h
@@ -728,6 +728,12 @@ mcp251xfd_spi_cmd_write(const struct mcp251xfd_priv *priv,
 	return data;
 }
 
+static inline int mcp251xfd_get_timestamp(const struct mcp251xfd_priv *priv,
+					  u32 *timestamp)
+{
+	return regmap_read(priv->map_reg, MCP251XFD_REG_TBC, timestamp);
+}
+
 static inline u16 mcp251xfd_get_tef_obj_addr(u8 n)
 {
 	return MCP251XFD_RAM_START +