diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx_common.c
index 9cd7c1550c08..33b523b6d0a8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx_common.c
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ int efx_init_struct(struct efx_nic *efx,
 #endif
 	INIT_WORK(&efx->reset_work, efx_reset_work);
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&efx->monitor_work, efx_monitor);
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&efx->selftest_work, efx_selftest_async_work);
+	efx_selftest_async_init(efx);
 	efx->pci_dev = pci_dev;
 	efx->msg_enable = debug;
 	efx->state = STATE_UNINIT;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/selftest.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/selftest.c
index ec5002b5ec4f..1ae369022d7d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/selftest.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/selftest.c
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ void efx_selftest_async_cancel(struct efx_nic *efx)
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&efx->selftest_work);
 }
 
-void efx_selftest_async_work(struct work_struct *data)
+static void efx_selftest_async_work(struct work_struct *data)
 {
 	struct efx_nic *efx = container_of(data, struct efx_nic,
 					   selftest_work.work);
@@ -804,3 +804,8 @@ void efx_selftest_async_work(struct work_struct *data)
 				  channel->channel, cpu);
 	}
 }
+
+void efx_selftest_async_init(struct efx_nic *efx)
+{
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&efx->selftest_work, efx_selftest_async_work);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/selftest.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/selftest.h
index a3553816d92c..ca88ebb4f6b1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/selftest.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/selftest.h
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ void efx_loopback_rx_packet(struct efx_nic *efx, const char *buf_ptr,
 			    int pkt_len);
 int efx_selftest(struct efx_nic *efx, struct efx_self_tests *tests,
 		 unsigned flags);
+void efx_selftest_async_init(struct efx_nic *efx);
 void efx_selftest_async_start(struct efx_nic *efx);
 void efx_selftest_async_cancel(struct efx_nic *efx);
-void efx_selftest_async_work(struct work_struct *data);
 
 #endif /* EFX_SELFTEST_H */