diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c b/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
index 80b0179bff1f..b5ff93306288 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
@@ -975,6 +975,23 @@ void write_mii_word(struct net_device *netdev, int phy_id, int reg, int val)
 static int
 r8152_submit_rx(struct r8152 *tp, struct rx_agg *agg, gfp_t mem_flags);
 
+static int rtl8152_set_mac_address(struct net_device *netdev, void *p)
+{
+	struct r8152 *tp = netdev_priv(netdev);
+	struct sockaddr *addr = p;
+
+	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(addr->sa_data))
+		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
+
+	memcpy(netdev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data, netdev->addr_len);
+
+	ocp_write_byte(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_CRWECR, CRWECR_CONFIG);
+	pla_ocp_write(tp, PLA_IDR, BYTE_EN_SIX_BYTES, 8, addr->sa_data);
+	ocp_write_byte(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_CRWECR, CRWECR_NORAML);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static inline void set_ethernet_addr(struct r8152 *tp)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = tp->netdev;
@@ -1003,23 +1020,6 @@ static inline void set_ethernet_addr(struct r8152 *tp)
 	}
 }
 
-static int rtl8152_set_mac_address(struct net_device *netdev, void *p)
-{
-	struct r8152 *tp = netdev_priv(netdev);
-	struct sockaddr *addr = p;
-
-	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(addr->sa_data))
-		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
-
-	memcpy(netdev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data, netdev->addr_len);
-
-	ocp_write_byte(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_CRWECR, CRWECR_CONFIG);
-	pla_ocp_write(tp, PLA_IDR, BYTE_EN_SIX_BYTES, 8, addr->sa_data);
-	ocp_write_byte(tp, MCU_TYPE_PLA, PLA_CRWECR, CRWECR_NORAML);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static void read_bulk_callback(struct urb *urb)
 {
 	struct net_device *netdev;