diff --git a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c
index b1de73b1bf1a..3f60e0e3097b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c
@@ -1548,23 +1548,6 @@ vmxnet3_free_irqs(struct vmxnet3_adapter *adapter)
 	}
 }
 
-
-inline void set_flag_le16(__le16 *data, u16 flag)
-{
-	*data = cpu_to_le16(le16_to_cpu(*data) | flag);
-}
-
-inline void set_flag_le64(__le64 *data, u64 flag)
-{
-	*data = cpu_to_le64(le64_to_cpu(*data) | flag);
-}
-
-inline void reset_flag_le64(__le64 *data, u64 flag)
-{
-	*data = cpu_to_le64(le64_to_cpu(*data) & ~flag);
-}
-
-
 static void
 vmxnet3_vlan_rx_register(struct net_device *netdev, struct vlan_group *grp)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_int.h b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_int.h
index 2121c735cabd..c88ea5cbba0d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_int.h
+++ b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_int.h
@@ -353,9 +353,20 @@ struct vmxnet3_adapter {
 #define VMXNET3_MAX_ETH_HDR_SIZE    22
 #define VMXNET3_MAX_SKB_BUF_SIZE    (3*1024)
 
-void set_flag_le16(__le16 *data, u16 flag);
-void set_flag_le64(__le64 *data, u64 flag);
-void reset_flag_le64(__le64 *data, u64 flag);
+static inline void set_flag_le16(__le16 *data, u16 flag)
+{
+	*data = cpu_to_le16(le16_to_cpu(*data) | flag);
+}
+
+static inline void set_flag_le64(__le64 *data, u64 flag)
+{
+	*data = cpu_to_le64(le64_to_cpu(*data) | flag);
+}
+
+static inline void reset_flag_le64(__le64 *data, u64 flag)
+{
+	*data = cpu_to_le64(le64_to_cpu(*data) & ~flag);
+}
 
 int
 vmxnet3_quiesce_dev(struct vmxnet3_adapter *adapter);