diff --git a/drivers/net/spider_net.c b/drivers/net/spider_net.c
index 946b2e244f65..8fa9ff72d1a6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/spider_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/spider_net.c
@@ -500,6 +500,20 @@ spider_net_enable_rxdmac(struct spider_net_card *card)
 			     SPIDER_NET_DMA_RX_VALUE);
 }
 
+/**
+ * spider_net_disable_rxdmac - disables the receive DMA controller
+ * @card: card structure
+ *
+ * spider_net_disable_rxdmac terminates processing on the DMA controller
+ * by turing off the DMA controller, with the force-end flag set.
+ */
+static inline void
+spider_net_disable_rxdmac(struct spider_net_card *card)
+{
+	spider_net_write_reg(card, SPIDER_NET_GDADMACCNTR,
+			     SPIDER_NET_DMA_RX_FEND_VALUE);
+}
+
 /**
  * spider_net_refill_rx_chain - refills descriptors/skbs in the rx chains
  * @card: card structure
@@ -655,20 +669,6 @@ spider_net_set_multi(struct net_device *netdev)
 	}
 }
 
-/**
- * spider_net_disable_rxdmac - disables the receive DMA controller
- * @card: card structure
- *
- * spider_net_disable_rxdmac terminates processing on the DMA controller by
- * turing off DMA and issueing a force end
- */
-static void
-spider_net_disable_rxdmac(struct spider_net_card *card)
-{
-	spider_net_write_reg(card, SPIDER_NET_GDADMACCNTR,
-			     SPIDER_NET_DMA_RX_FEND_VALUE);
-}
-
 /**
  * spider_net_prepare_tx_descr - fill tx descriptor with skb data
  * @card: card structure