diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_debug.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_debug.c
index d145df98feff..92b6be9c4429 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_debug.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_debug.c
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ qcaspi_get_ringparam(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_ringparam *ring)
 static int
 qcaspi_set_ringparam(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_ringparam *ring)
 {
+	const struct net_device_ops *ops = dev->netdev_ops;
 	struct qcaspi *qca = netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	if ((ring->rx_pending) ||
@@ -283,13 +284,13 @@ qcaspi_set_ringparam(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_ringparam *ring)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (netif_running(dev))
-		qcaspi_netdev_close(dev);
+		ops->ndo_stop(dev);
 
 	qca->txr.count = max_t(u32, ring->tx_pending, TX_RING_MIN_LEN);
 	qca->txr.count = min_t(u16, qca->txr.count, TX_RING_MAX_LEN);
 
 	if (netif_running(dev))
-		qcaspi_netdev_open(dev);
+		ops->ndo_open(dev);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.c
index 0c3fdeee27ea..7e039e37a3c7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.c
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ qcaspi_intr_handler(int irq, void *data)
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
-int
+static int
 qcaspi_netdev_open(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct qcaspi *qca = netdev_priv(dev);
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ qcaspi_netdev_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int
+static int
 qcaspi_netdev_close(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct qcaspi *qca = netdev_priv(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.h
index 6e31a0e744a4..064853ddd678 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.h
@@ -108,7 +108,4 @@ struct qcaspi {
 	u16 burst_len;
 };
 
-int qcaspi_netdev_open(struct net_device *dev);
-int qcaspi_netdev_close(struct net_device *dev);
-
 #endif /* _QCA_SPI_H */