diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/efx.c b/drivers/net/sfc/efx.c
index 41ca5dbb4c44..d17cea9f4e88 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/efx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/efx.c
@@ -1293,7 +1293,6 @@ static void efx_monitor(struct work_struct *data)
 {
 	struct efx_nic *efx = container_of(data, struct efx_nic,
 					   monitor_work.work);
-	int rc;
 
 	EFX_TRACE(efx, "hardware monitor executing on CPU %d\n",
 		  raw_smp_processor_id());
@@ -1305,15 +1304,7 @@ static void efx_monitor(struct work_struct *data)
 		goto out_requeue;
 	if (!efx->port_enabled)
 		goto out_unlock;
-	rc = falcon_board(efx)->type->monitor(efx);
-	if (rc) {
-		EFX_ERR(efx, "Board sensor %s; shutting down PHY\n",
-			(rc == -ERANGE) ? "reported fault" : "failed");
-		efx->phy_mode |= PHY_MODE_LOW_POWER;
-		falcon_sim_phy_event(efx);
-	}
-	efx->phy_op->poll(efx);
-	efx->mac_op->poll(efx);
+	falcon_monitor(efx);
 
 out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&efx->mac_lock);
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/falcon.c b/drivers/net/sfc/falcon.c
index 3ab2daff6b48..c43c5e6f077b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/falcon.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/falcon.c
@@ -2612,6 +2612,21 @@ fail5:
 	return rc;
 }
 
+void falcon_monitor(struct efx_nic *efx)
+{
+	int rc;
+
+	rc = falcon_board(efx)->type->monitor(efx);
+	if (rc) {
+		EFX_ERR(efx, "Board sensor %s; shutting down PHY\n",
+			(rc == -ERANGE) ? "reported fault" : "failed");
+		efx->phy_mode |= PHY_MODE_LOW_POWER;
+		falcon_sim_phy_event(efx);
+	}
+	efx->phy_op->poll(efx);
+	efx->mac_op->poll(efx);
+}
+
 /* Zeroes out the SRAM contents.  This routine must be called in
  * process context and is allowed to sleep.
  */
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/falcon.h b/drivers/net/sfc/falcon.h
index 61fab0a00cc3..05e51c2a6d8a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/falcon.h
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/falcon.h
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ extern int falcon_probe_nic(struct efx_nic *efx);
 extern int falcon_init_nic(struct efx_nic *efx);
 extern int falcon_flush_queues(struct efx_nic *efx);
 extern int falcon_reset_hw(struct efx_nic *efx, enum reset_type method);
+extern void falcon_monitor(struct efx_nic *efx);
 extern void falcon_remove_nic(struct efx_nic *efx);
 extern void falcon_update_nic_stats(struct efx_nic *efx);
 extern void falcon_start_nic_stats(struct efx_nic *efx);