diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c
index 69a396d47eb8..15129d0d45e9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c
@@ -513,16 +513,6 @@ static void liquidio_deinit_pci(void)
 	pci_unregister_driver(&liquidio_pci_driver);
 }
 
-/**
- * \brief Wake a queue
- * @param netdev network device
- * @param q which queue to wake
- */
-static inline void wake_q(struct net_device *netdev, int q)
-{
-	netif_wake_subqueue(netdev, q);
-}
-
 /**
  * \brief Check Tx queue status, and take appropriate action
  * @param lio per-network private data
@@ -541,7 +531,7 @@ static inline int check_txq_status(struct lio *lio)
 		if (octnet_iq_is_full(lio->oct_dev, iq))
 			continue;
 		if (__netif_subqueue_stopped(lio->netdev, q)) {
-			wake_q(lio->netdev, q);
+			netif_wake_subqueue(lio->netdev, q);
 			INCR_INSTRQUEUE_PKT_COUNT(lio->oct_dev, iq,
 						  tx_restart, 1);
 			ret_val++;
@@ -1661,7 +1651,7 @@ static inline int check_txq_state(struct lio *lio, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	if (__netif_subqueue_stopped(lio->netdev, q)) {
 		INCR_INSTRQUEUE_PKT_COUNT(lio->oct_dev, iq, tx_restart, 1);
-		wake_q(lio->netdev, q);
+		netif_wake_subqueue(lio->netdev, q);
 	}
 	return 1;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_vf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_vf_main.c
index 3120aed30c61..5ab0831d6b53 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_vf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_vf_main.c
@@ -284,16 +284,6 @@ static struct pci_driver liquidio_vf_pci_driver = {
 	.err_handler	= &liquidio_vf_err_handler,    /* For AER */
 };
 
-/**
- * \brief Wake a queue
- * @param netdev network device
- * @param q which queue to wake
- */
-static void wake_q(struct net_device *netdev, int q)
-{
-	netif_wake_subqueue(netdev, q);
-}
-
 /**
  * Remove the node at the head of the list. The list would be empty at
  * the end of this call if there are no more nodes in the list.
@@ -980,7 +970,7 @@ static int check_txq_state(struct lio *lio, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	if (__netif_subqueue_stopped(lio->netdev, q)) {
 		INCR_INSTRQUEUE_PKT_COUNT(lio->oct_dev, iq, tx_restart, 1);
-		wake_q(lio->netdev, q);
+		netif_wake_subqueue(lio->netdev, q);
 	}
 
 	return 1;