diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
index e28b3e6b12d9..49ce83b1088f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ static void gfar_init_mac(struct net_device *ndev)
 	gfar_init_tx_rx_base(priv);
 
 	/* Configure the coalescing support */
-	gfar_configure_coalescing(priv, 0xFF, 0xFF);
+	gfar_configure_coalescing_all(priv);
 
 	/* set this when rx hw offload (TOE) functions are being used */
 	priv->uses_rxfcb = 0;
@@ -1816,7 +1816,7 @@ void gfar_start(struct net_device *dev)
 	dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
 }
 
-void gfar_configure_coalescing(struct gfar_private *priv,
+static void gfar_configure_coalescing(struct gfar_private *priv,
 			       unsigned long tx_mask, unsigned long rx_mask)
 {
 	struct gfar __iomem *regs = priv->gfargrp[0].regs;
@@ -1851,6 +1851,11 @@ void gfar_configure_coalescing(struct gfar_private *priv,
 	}
 }
 
+void gfar_configure_coalescing_all(struct gfar_private *priv)
+{
+	gfar_configure_coalescing(priv, 0xFF, 0xFF);
+}
+
 static int register_grp_irqs(struct gfar_priv_grp *grp)
 {
 	struct gfar_private *priv = grp->priv;
@@ -1940,7 +1945,7 @@ int startup_gfar(struct net_device *ndev)
 
 	phy_start(priv->phydev);
 
-	gfar_configure_coalescing(priv, 0xFF, 0xFF);
+	gfar_configure_coalescing_all(priv);
 
 	return 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.h
index b1d0c1c77139..eec87eaaae92 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.h
@@ -1182,8 +1182,7 @@ extern void stop_gfar(struct net_device *dev);
 extern void gfar_halt(struct net_device *dev);
 extern void gfar_phy_test(struct mii_bus *bus, struct phy_device *phydev,
 		int enable, u32 regnum, u32 read);
-extern void gfar_configure_coalescing(struct gfar_private *priv,
-		unsigned long tx_mask, unsigned long rx_mask);
+extern void gfar_configure_coalescing_all(struct gfar_private *priv);
 void gfar_init_sysfs(struct net_device *dev);
 int gfar_set_features(struct net_device *dev, netdev_features_t features);
 extern void gfar_check_rx_parser_mode(struct gfar_private *priv);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar_ethtool.c
index 75e89acf4912..8248df760aad 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar_ethtool.c
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ static int gfar_scoalesce(struct net_device *dev,
 			gfar_usecs2ticks(priv, cvals->tx_coalesce_usecs));
 	}
 
-	gfar_configure_coalescing(priv, 0xFF, 0xFF);
+	gfar_configure_coalescing_all(priv);
 
 	return 0;
 }