diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/ucc_geth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/ucc_geth.c
index 81aefe291d807..f6dd36dc03fea 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/ucc_geth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/ucc_geth.c
@@ -1512,6 +1512,52 @@ static void ugeth_activate(struct ucc_geth_private *ugeth)
 	__netdev_watchdog_up(ugeth->ndev);
 }
 
+/* Initialize TBI PHY interface for communicating with the
+ * SERDES lynx PHY on the chip.  We communicate with this PHY
+ * through the MDIO bus on each controller, treating it as a
+ * "normal" PHY at the address found in the UTBIPA register.  We assume
+ * that the UTBIPA register is valid.  Either the MDIO bus code will set
+ * it to a value that doesn't conflict with other PHYs on the bus, or the
+ * value doesn't matter, as there are no other PHYs on the bus.
+ */
+static void uec_configure_serdes(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	struct ucc_geth_private *ugeth = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct ucc_geth_info *ug_info = ugeth->ug_info;
+	struct phy_device *tbiphy;
+
+	if (!ug_info->tbi_node) {
+		dev_warn(&dev->dev, "SGMII mode requires that the device tree specify a tbi-handle\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	tbiphy = of_phy_find_device(ug_info->tbi_node);
+	if (!tbiphy) {
+		dev_err(&dev->dev, "error: Could not get TBI device\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * If the link is already up, we must already be ok, and don't need to
+	 * configure and reset the TBI<->SerDes link.  Maybe U-Boot configured
+	 * everything for us?  Resetting it takes the link down and requires
+	 * several seconds for it to come back.
+	 */
+	if (phy_read(tbiphy, ENET_TBI_MII_SR) & TBISR_LSTATUS) {
+		put_device(&tbiphy->mdio.dev);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* Single clk mode, mii mode off(for serdes communication) */
+	phy_write(tbiphy, ENET_TBI_MII_ANA, TBIANA_SETTINGS);
+
+	phy_write(tbiphy, ENET_TBI_MII_TBICON, TBICON_CLK_SELECT);
+
+	phy_write(tbiphy, ENET_TBI_MII_CR, TBICR_SETTINGS);
+
+	put_device(&tbiphy->mdio.dev);
+}
+
 static void ugeth_link_up(struct ucc_geth_private *ugeth,
 			  struct phy_device *phy,
 			  phy_interface_t interface, int speed, int duplex)
@@ -1619,53 +1665,6 @@ static void adjust_link(struct net_device *dev)
 		ugeth_link_down(ugeth);
 }
 
-/* Initialize TBI PHY interface for communicating with the
- * SERDES lynx PHY on the chip.  We communicate with this PHY
- * through the MDIO bus on each controller, treating it as a
- * "normal" PHY at the address found in the UTBIPA register.  We assume
- * that the UTBIPA register is valid.  Either the MDIO bus code will set
- * it to a value that doesn't conflict with other PHYs on the bus, or the
- * value doesn't matter, as there are no other PHYs on the bus.
- */
-static void uec_configure_serdes(struct net_device *dev)
-{
-	struct ucc_geth_private *ugeth = netdev_priv(dev);
-	struct ucc_geth_info *ug_info = ugeth->ug_info;
-	struct phy_device *tbiphy;
-
-	if (!ug_info->tbi_node) {
-		dev_warn(&dev->dev, "SGMII mode requires that the device "
-			"tree specify a tbi-handle\n");
-		return;
-	}
-
-	tbiphy = of_phy_find_device(ug_info->tbi_node);
-	if (!tbiphy) {
-		dev_err(&dev->dev, "error: Could not get TBI device\n");
-		return;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * If the link is already up, we must already be ok, and don't need to
-	 * configure and reset the TBI<->SerDes link.  Maybe U-Boot configured
-	 * everything for us?  Resetting it takes the link down and requires
-	 * several seconds for it to come back.
-	 */
-	if (phy_read(tbiphy, ENET_TBI_MII_SR) & TBISR_LSTATUS) {
-		put_device(&tbiphy->mdio.dev);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	/* Single clk mode, mii mode off(for serdes communication) */
-	phy_write(tbiphy, ENET_TBI_MII_ANA, TBIANA_SETTINGS);
-
-	phy_write(tbiphy, ENET_TBI_MII_TBICON, TBICON_CLK_SELECT);
-
-	phy_write(tbiphy, ENET_TBI_MII_CR, TBICR_SETTINGS);
-
-	put_device(&tbiphy->mdio.dev);
-}
-
 /* Configure the PHY for dev.
  * returns 0 if success.  -1 if failure
  */