diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ks8851.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ks8851.c
index 053d6d085539..087d2a39cdce 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ks8851.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ks8851.c
@@ -465,6 +465,15 @@ static void ks8851_dbg_dumpkkt(struct ks8851_net *ks, u8 *rxpkt)
 		   rxpkt[12], rxpkt[13], rxpkt[14], rxpkt[15]);
 }
 
+/**
+ * ks8851_rx_skb - receive skbuff
+ * @skb: The skbuff
+ */
+static void ks8851_rx_skb(struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	netif_rx_ni(skb);
+}
+
 /**
  * ks8851_rx_pkts - receive packets from the host
  * @ks: The device information.
@@ -533,7 +542,7 @@ static void ks8851_rx_pkts(struct ks8851_net *ks)
 					ks8851_dbg_dumpkkt(ks, rxpkt);
 
 				skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, ks->netdev);
-				netif_rx_ni(skb);
+				ks8851_rx_skb(skb);
 
 				ks->netdev->stats.rx_packets++;
 				ks->netdev->stats.rx_bytes += rxlen;