diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_core.c
index b0b246e654cd..8cba9278c274 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_core.c
@@ -581,3 +581,42 @@ liquidio_push_packet(u32 octeon_id __attribute__((unused)),
 		recv_buffer_free(skb);
 	}
 }
+
+/**
+ * \brief wrapper for calling napi_schedule
+ * @param param parameters to pass to napi_schedule
+ *
+ * Used when scheduling on different CPUs
+ */
+static void napi_schedule_wrapper(void *param)
+{
+	struct napi_struct *napi = param;
+
+	napi_schedule(napi);
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief callback when receive interrupt occurs and we are in NAPI mode
+ * @param arg pointer to octeon output queue
+ */
+void liquidio_napi_drv_callback(void *arg)
+{
+	struct octeon_device *oct;
+	struct octeon_droq *droq = arg;
+	int this_cpu = smp_processor_id();
+
+	oct = droq->oct_dev;
+
+	if (OCTEON_CN23XX_PF(oct) || OCTEON_CN23XX_VF(oct) ||
+	    droq->cpu_id == this_cpu) {
+		napi_schedule_irqoff(&droq->napi);
+	} else {
+		struct call_single_data *csd = &droq->csd;
+
+		csd->func = napi_schedule_wrapper;
+		csd->info = &droq->napi;
+		csd->flags = 0;
+
+		smp_call_function_single_async(droq->cpu_id, csd);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c
index 48a178ea30a6..e72618f6b2eb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c
@@ -2231,44 +2231,6 @@ static void if_cfg_callback(struct octeon_device *oct,
 	wake_up_interruptible(&ctx->wc);
 }
 
-/**
- * \brief wrapper for calling napi_schedule
- * @param param parameters to pass to napi_schedule
- *
- * Used when scheduling on different CPUs
- */
-static void napi_schedule_wrapper(void *param)
-{
-	struct napi_struct *napi = param;
-
-	napi_schedule(napi);
-}
-
-/**
- * \brief callback when receive interrupt occurs and we are in NAPI mode
- * @param arg pointer to octeon output queue
- */
-static void liquidio_napi_drv_callback(void *arg)
-{
-	struct octeon_device *oct;
-	struct octeon_droq *droq = arg;
-	int this_cpu = smp_processor_id();
-
-	oct = droq->oct_dev;
-
-	if (OCTEON_CN23XX_PF(oct) || droq->cpu_id == this_cpu) {
-		napi_schedule_irqoff(&droq->napi);
-	} else {
-		struct call_single_data *csd = &droq->csd;
-
-		csd->func = napi_schedule_wrapper;
-		csd->info = &droq->napi;
-		csd->flags = 0;
-
-		smp_call_function_single_async(droq->cpu_id, csd);
-	}
-}
-
 /**
  * \brief Entry point for NAPI polling
  * @param napi NAPI structure
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_vf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_vf_main.c
index 013a8613d4de..2663bd60e5d2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_vf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_vf_main.c
@@ -1376,17 +1376,6 @@ static void if_cfg_callback(struct octeon_device *oct,
 	wake_up_interruptible(&ctx->wc);
 }
 
-/**
- * \brief callback when receive interrupt occurs and we are in NAPI mode
- * @param arg pointer to octeon output queue
- */
-static void liquidio_vf_napi_drv_callback(void *arg)
-{
-	struct octeon_droq *droq = arg;
-
-	napi_schedule_irqoff(&droq->napi);
-}
-
 /**
  * \brief Entry point for NAPI polling
  * @param napi NAPI structure
@@ -1473,7 +1462,7 @@ static int setup_io_queues(struct octeon_device *octeon_dev, int ifidx)
 	droq_ops.farg = netdev;
 
 	droq_ops.poll_mode = 1;
-	droq_ops.napi_fn = liquidio_vf_napi_drv_callback;
+	droq_ops.napi_fn = liquidio_napi_drv_callback;
 	cpu_id = 0;
 	cpu_id_modulus = num_present_cpus();
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_network.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_network.h
index 5d78fd6ad3cd..076fdfcdd103 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_network.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_network.h
@@ -484,4 +484,5 @@ liquidio_push_packet(u32 octeon_id __attribute__((unused)),
 		     union octeon_rh *rh,
 		     void *param,
 		     void *arg);
+void liquidio_napi_drv_callback(void *arg);
 #endif