diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c b/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
index 3d25a4a6212b..5a64e762b873 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
@@ -1074,6 +1074,73 @@ static void phylink_pcs_an_restart(struct phylink *pl)
 		pl->pcs->ops->pcs_an_restart(pl->pcs);
 }
 
+/**
+ * phylink_pcs_neg_mode() - helper to determine PCS inband mode
+ * @mode: one of %MLO_AN_FIXED, %MLO_AN_PHY, %MLO_AN_INBAND.
+ * @interface: interface mode to be used
+ * @advertising: adertisement ethtool link mode mask
+ *
+ * Determines the negotiation mode to be used by the PCS, and returns
+ * one of:
+ *
+ * - %PHYLINK_PCS_NEG_NONE: interface mode does not support inband
+ * - %PHYLINK_PCS_NEG_OUTBAND: an out of band mode (e.g. reading the PHY)
+ *   will be used.
+ * - %PHYLINK_PCS_NEG_INBAND_DISABLED: inband mode selected but autoneg
+ *   disabled
+ * - %PHYLINK_PCS_NEG_INBAND_ENABLED: inband mode selected and autoneg enabled
+ *
+ * Note: this is for cases where the PCS itself is involved in negotiation
+ * (e.g. Clause 37, SGMII and similar) not Clause 73.
+ */
+static unsigned int phylink_pcs_neg_mode(unsigned int mode,
+					 phy_interface_t interface,
+					 const unsigned long *advertising)
+{
+	unsigned int neg_mode;
+
+	switch (interface) {
+	case PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_SGMII:
+	case PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_QSGMII:
+	case PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_QUSGMII:
+	case PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_USXGMII:
+		/* These protocols are designed for use with a PHY which
+		 * communicates its negotiation result back to the MAC via
+		 * inband communication. Note: there exist PHYs that run
+		 * with SGMII but do not send the inband data.
+		 */
+		if (!phylink_autoneg_inband(mode))
+			neg_mode = PHYLINK_PCS_NEG_OUTBAND;
+		else
+			neg_mode = PHYLINK_PCS_NEG_INBAND_ENABLED;
+		break;
+
+	case PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_1000BASEX:
+	case PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_2500BASEX:
+		/* 1000base-X is designed for use media-side for Fibre
+		 * connections, and thus the Autoneg bit needs to be
+		 * taken into account. We also do this for 2500base-X
+		 * as well, but drivers may not support this, so may
+		 * need to override this.
+		 */
+		if (!phylink_autoneg_inband(mode))
+			neg_mode = PHYLINK_PCS_NEG_OUTBAND;
+		else if (linkmode_test_bit(ETHTOOL_LINK_MODE_Autoneg_BIT,
+					   advertising))
+			neg_mode = PHYLINK_PCS_NEG_INBAND_ENABLED;
+		else
+			neg_mode = PHYLINK_PCS_NEG_INBAND_DISABLED;
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		neg_mode = PHYLINK_PCS_NEG_NONE;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return neg_mode;
+}
+
+
 static void phylink_major_config(struct phylink *pl, bool restart,
 				  const struct phylink_link_state *state)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/phylink.h b/include/linux/phylink.h
index 875439ab45de..d589f89c612c 100644
--- a/include/linux/phylink.h
+++ b/include/linux/phylink.h
@@ -98,72 +98,6 @@ static inline bool phylink_autoneg_inband(unsigned int mode)
 	return mode == MLO_AN_INBAND;
 }
 
-/**
- * phylink_pcs_neg_mode() - helper to determine PCS inband mode
- * @mode: one of %MLO_AN_FIXED, %MLO_AN_PHY, %MLO_AN_INBAND.
- * @interface: interface mode to be used
- * @advertising: adertisement ethtool link mode mask
- *
- * Determines the negotiation mode to be used by the PCS, and returns
- * one of:
- *
- * - %PHYLINK_PCS_NEG_NONE: interface mode does not support inband
- * - %PHYLINK_PCS_NEG_OUTBAND: an out of band mode (e.g. reading the PHY)
- *   will be used.
- * - %PHYLINK_PCS_NEG_INBAND_DISABLED: inband mode selected but autoneg
- *   disabled
- * - %PHYLINK_PCS_NEG_INBAND_ENABLED: inband mode selected and autoneg enabled
- *
- * Note: this is for cases where the PCS itself is involved in negotiation
- * (e.g. Clause 37, SGMII and similar) not Clause 73.
- */
-static inline unsigned int phylink_pcs_neg_mode(unsigned int mode,
-						phy_interface_t interface,
-						const unsigned long *advertising)
-{
-	unsigned int neg_mode;
-
-	switch (interface) {
-	case PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_SGMII:
-	case PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_QSGMII:
-	case PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_QUSGMII:
-	case PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_USXGMII:
-		/* These protocols are designed for use with a PHY which
-		 * communicates its negotiation result back to the MAC via
-		 * inband communication. Note: there exist PHYs that run
-		 * with SGMII but do not send the inband data.
-		 */
-		if (!phylink_autoneg_inband(mode))
-			neg_mode = PHYLINK_PCS_NEG_OUTBAND;
-		else
-			neg_mode = PHYLINK_PCS_NEG_INBAND_ENABLED;
-		break;
-
-	case PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_1000BASEX:
-	case PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_2500BASEX:
-		/* 1000base-X is designed for use media-side for Fibre
-		 * connections, and thus the Autoneg bit needs to be
-		 * taken into account. We also do this for 2500base-X
-		 * as well, but drivers may not support this, so may
-		 * need to override this.
-		 */
-		if (!phylink_autoneg_inband(mode))
-			neg_mode = PHYLINK_PCS_NEG_OUTBAND;
-		else if (linkmode_test_bit(ETHTOOL_LINK_MODE_Autoneg_BIT,
-					   advertising))
-			neg_mode = PHYLINK_PCS_NEG_INBAND_ENABLED;
-		else
-			neg_mode = PHYLINK_PCS_NEG_INBAND_DISABLED;
-		break;
-
-	default:
-		neg_mode = PHYLINK_PCS_NEG_NONE;
-		break;
-	}
-
-	return neg_mode;
-}
-
 /**
  * struct phylink_link_state - link state structure
  * @advertising: ethtool bitmask containing advertised link modes
