diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_core.c
index 2a94eee..5171dad 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_core.c
@@ -1169,3 +1169,155 @@ int lio_wait_for_clean_oq(struct octeon_device *oct)
 
 	return pending_pkts;
 }
+
+static void
+octnet_nic_stats_callback(struct octeon_device *oct_dev,
+			  u32 status, void *ptr)
+{
+	struct octeon_soft_command *sc = (struct octeon_soft_command *)ptr;
+	struct oct_nic_stats_resp *resp =
+	    (struct oct_nic_stats_resp *)sc->virtrptr;
+	struct oct_nic_stats_ctrl *ctrl =
+	    (struct oct_nic_stats_ctrl *)sc->ctxptr;
+	struct nic_rx_stats *rsp_rstats = &resp->stats.fromwire;
+	struct nic_tx_stats *rsp_tstats = &resp->stats.fromhost;
+	struct nic_rx_stats *rstats = &oct_dev->link_stats.fromwire;
+	struct nic_tx_stats *tstats = &oct_dev->link_stats.fromhost;
+
+	if (status != OCTEON_REQUEST_TIMEOUT && !resp->status) {
+		octeon_swap_8B_data((u64 *)&resp->stats,
+				    (sizeof(struct oct_link_stats)) >> 3);
+
+		/* RX link-level stats */
+		rstats->total_rcvd = rsp_rstats->total_rcvd;
+		rstats->bytes_rcvd = rsp_rstats->bytes_rcvd;
+		rstats->total_bcst = rsp_rstats->total_bcst;
+		rstats->total_mcst = rsp_rstats->total_mcst;
+		rstats->runts      = rsp_rstats->runts;
+		rstats->ctl_rcvd   = rsp_rstats->ctl_rcvd;
+		/* Accounts for over/under-run of buffers */
+		rstats->fifo_err  = rsp_rstats->fifo_err;
+		rstats->dmac_drop = rsp_rstats->dmac_drop;
+		rstats->fcs_err   = rsp_rstats->fcs_err;
+		rstats->jabber_err = rsp_rstats->jabber_err;
+		rstats->l2_err    = rsp_rstats->l2_err;
+		rstats->frame_err = rsp_rstats->frame_err;
+		rstats->red_drops = rsp_rstats->red_drops;
+
+		/* RX firmware stats */
+		rstats->fw_total_rcvd = rsp_rstats->fw_total_rcvd;
+		rstats->fw_total_fwd = rsp_rstats->fw_total_fwd;
+		rstats->fw_err_pko = rsp_rstats->fw_err_pko;
+		rstats->fw_err_link = rsp_rstats->fw_err_link;
+		rstats->fw_err_drop = rsp_rstats->fw_err_drop;
+		rstats->fw_rx_vxlan = rsp_rstats->fw_rx_vxlan;
+		rstats->fw_rx_vxlan_err = rsp_rstats->fw_rx_vxlan_err;
+
+		/* Number of packets that are LROed      */
+		rstats->fw_lro_pkts = rsp_rstats->fw_lro_pkts;
+		/* Number of octets that are LROed       */
+		rstats->fw_lro_octs = rsp_rstats->fw_lro_octs;
+		/* Number of LRO packets formed          */
+		rstats->fw_total_lro = rsp_rstats->fw_total_lro;
+		/* Number of times lRO of packet aborted */
+		rstats->fw_lro_aborts = rsp_rstats->fw_lro_aborts;
+		rstats->fw_lro_aborts_port = rsp_rstats->fw_lro_aborts_port;
+		rstats->fw_lro_aborts_seq = rsp_rstats->fw_lro_aborts_seq;
+		rstats->fw_lro_aborts_tsval = rsp_rstats->fw_lro_aborts_tsval;
+		rstats->fw_lro_aborts_timer = rsp_rstats->fw_lro_aborts_timer;
+		/* intrmod: packet forward rate */
+		rstats->fwd_rate = rsp_rstats->fwd_rate;
+
+		/* TX link-level stats */
+		tstats->total_pkts_sent = rsp_tstats->total_pkts_sent;
+		tstats->total_bytes_sent = rsp_tstats->total_bytes_sent;
+		tstats->mcast_pkts_sent = rsp_tstats->mcast_pkts_sent;
+		tstats->bcast_pkts_sent = rsp_tstats->bcast_pkts_sent;
+		tstats->ctl_sent = rsp_tstats->ctl_sent;
+		/* Packets sent after one collision*/
+		tstats->one_collision_sent = rsp_tstats->one_collision_sent;
+		/* Packets sent after multiple collision*/
+		tstats->multi_collision_sent = rsp_tstats->multi_collision_sent;
+		/* Packets not sent due to max collisions */
+		tstats->max_collision_fail = rsp_tstats->max_collision_fail;
+		/* Packets not sent due to max deferrals */
+		tstats->max_deferral_fail = rsp_tstats->max_deferral_fail;
+		/* Accounts for over/under-run of buffers */
+		tstats->fifo_err = rsp_tstats->fifo_err;
+		tstats->runts = rsp_tstats->runts;
+		/* Total number of collisions detected */
+		tstats->total_collisions = rsp_tstats->total_collisions;
+
+		/* firmware stats */
+		tstats->fw_total_sent = rsp_tstats->fw_total_sent;
+		tstats->fw_total_fwd = rsp_tstats->fw_total_fwd;
+		tstats->fw_err_pko = rsp_tstats->fw_err_pko;
+		tstats->fw_err_pki = rsp_tstats->fw_err_pki;
+		tstats->fw_err_link = rsp_tstats->fw_err_link;
+		tstats->fw_err_drop = rsp_tstats->fw_err_drop;
+		tstats->fw_tso = rsp_tstats->fw_tso;
+		tstats->fw_tso_fwd = rsp_tstats->fw_tso_fwd;
+		tstats->fw_err_tso = rsp_tstats->fw_err_tso;
+		tstats->fw_tx_vxlan = rsp_tstats->fw_tx_vxlan;
+
+		resp->status = 1;
+	} else {
+		resp->status = -1;
+	}
+	complete(&ctrl->complete);
+}
+
+int octnet_get_link_stats(struct net_device *netdev)
+{
+	struct lio *lio = GET_LIO(netdev);
+	struct octeon_device *oct_dev = lio->oct_dev;
+	struct octeon_soft_command *sc;
+	struct oct_nic_stats_ctrl *ctrl;
+	struct oct_nic_stats_resp *resp;
+	int retval;
+
+	/* Alloc soft command */
+	sc = (struct octeon_soft_command *)
+		octeon_alloc_soft_command(oct_dev,
+					  0,
+					  sizeof(struct oct_nic_stats_resp),
+					  sizeof(struct octnic_ctrl_pkt));
+
+	if (!sc)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	resp = (struct oct_nic_stats_resp *)sc->virtrptr;
+	memset(resp, 0, sizeof(struct oct_nic_stats_resp));
+
+	ctrl = (struct oct_nic_stats_ctrl *)sc->ctxptr;
+	memset(ctrl, 0, sizeof(struct oct_nic_stats_ctrl));
+	ctrl->netdev = netdev;
+	init_completion(&ctrl->complete);
+
+	sc->iq_no = lio->linfo.txpciq[0].s.q_no;
+
+	octeon_prepare_soft_command(oct_dev, sc, OPCODE_NIC,
+				    OPCODE_NIC_PORT_STATS, 0, 0, 0);
+
+	sc->callback = octnet_nic_stats_callback;
+	sc->callback_arg = sc;
+	sc->wait_time = 500;	/*in milli seconds*/
+
+	retval = octeon_send_soft_command(oct_dev, sc);
+	if (retval == IQ_SEND_FAILED) {
+		octeon_free_soft_command(oct_dev, sc);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	wait_for_completion_timeout(&ctrl->complete, msecs_to_jiffies(1000));
+
+	if (resp->status != 1) {
+		octeon_free_soft_command(oct_dev, sc);
+
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	octeon_free_soft_command(oct_dev, sc);
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_ethtool.c
index 9926a12..351549c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_ethtool.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #include "cn23xx_vf_device.h"
 
 static int lio_reset_queues(struct net_device *netdev, uint32_t num_qs);
-static int octnet_get_link_stats(struct net_device *netdev);
 
 struct oct_intrmod_context {
 	int octeon_id;
@@ -1776,162 +1775,6 @@ static int octnet_set_intrmod_cfg(struct lio *lio,
 	return -EINTR;
 }
 
-static void
-octnet_nic_stats_callback(struct octeon_device *oct_dev,
-			  u32 status, void *ptr)
-{
-	struct octeon_soft_command *sc = (struct octeon_soft_command *)ptr;
-	struct oct_nic_stats_resp *resp =
-	    (struct oct_nic_stats_resp *)sc->virtrptr;
-	struct oct_nic_stats_ctrl *ctrl =
-	    (struct oct_nic_stats_ctrl *)sc->ctxptr;
-	struct nic_rx_stats *rsp_rstats = &resp->stats.fromwire;
-	struct nic_tx_stats *rsp_tstats = &resp->stats.fromhost;
-
-	struct nic_rx_stats *rstats = &oct_dev->link_stats.fromwire;
-	struct nic_tx_stats *tstats = &oct_dev->link_stats.fromhost;
-
-	if ((status != OCTEON_REQUEST_TIMEOUT) && !resp->status) {
-		octeon_swap_8B_data((u64 *)&resp->stats,
-				    (sizeof(struct oct_link_stats)) >> 3);
-
-		/* RX link-level stats */
-		rstats->total_rcvd = rsp_rstats->total_rcvd;
-		rstats->bytes_rcvd = rsp_rstats->bytes_rcvd;
-		rstats->total_bcst = rsp_rstats->total_bcst;
-		rstats->total_mcst = rsp_rstats->total_mcst;
-		rstats->runts      = rsp_rstats->runts;
-		rstats->ctl_rcvd   = rsp_rstats->ctl_rcvd;
-		/* Accounts for over/under-run of buffers */
-		rstats->fifo_err  = rsp_rstats->fifo_err;
-		rstats->dmac_drop = rsp_rstats->dmac_drop;
-		rstats->fcs_err   = rsp_rstats->fcs_err;
-		rstats->jabber_err = rsp_rstats->jabber_err;
-		rstats->l2_err    = rsp_rstats->l2_err;
-		rstats->frame_err = rsp_rstats->frame_err;
-		rstats->red_drops = rsp_rstats->red_drops;
-
-		/* RX firmware stats */
-		rstats->fw_total_rcvd = rsp_rstats->fw_total_rcvd;
-		rstats->fw_total_fwd = rsp_rstats->fw_total_fwd;
-		rstats->fw_err_pko = rsp_rstats->fw_err_pko;
-		rstats->fw_err_link = rsp_rstats->fw_err_link;
-		rstats->fw_err_drop = rsp_rstats->fw_err_drop;
-		rstats->fw_rx_vxlan = rsp_rstats->fw_rx_vxlan;
-		rstats->fw_rx_vxlan_err = rsp_rstats->fw_rx_vxlan_err;
-
-		/* Number of packets that are LROed      */
-		rstats->fw_lro_pkts = rsp_rstats->fw_lro_pkts;
-		/* Number of octets that are LROed       */
-		rstats->fw_lro_octs = rsp_rstats->fw_lro_octs;
-		/* Number of LRO packets formed          */
-		rstats->fw_total_lro = rsp_rstats->fw_total_lro;
-		/* Number of times lRO of packet aborted */
-		rstats->fw_lro_aborts = rsp_rstats->fw_lro_aborts;
-		rstats->fw_lro_aborts_port = rsp_rstats->fw_lro_aborts_port;
-		rstats->fw_lro_aborts_seq = rsp_rstats->fw_lro_aborts_seq;
-		rstats->fw_lro_aborts_tsval = rsp_rstats->fw_lro_aborts_tsval;
-		rstats->fw_lro_aborts_timer = rsp_rstats->fw_lro_aborts_timer;
-		/* intrmod: packet forward rate */
-		rstats->fwd_rate = rsp_rstats->fwd_rate;
-
-		/* TX link-level stats */
-		tstats->total_pkts_sent = rsp_tstats->total_pkts_sent;
-		tstats->total_bytes_sent = rsp_tstats->total_bytes_sent;
-		tstats->mcast_pkts_sent = rsp_tstats->mcast_pkts_sent;
-		tstats->bcast_pkts_sent = rsp_tstats->bcast_pkts_sent;
-		tstats->ctl_sent = rsp_tstats->ctl_sent;
-		/* Packets sent after one collision*/
-		tstats->one_collision_sent = rsp_tstats->one_collision_sent;
-		/* Packets sent after multiple collision*/
-		tstats->multi_collision_sent = rsp_tstats->multi_collision_sent;
-		/* Packets not sent due to max collisions */
-		tstats->max_collision_fail = rsp_tstats->max_collision_fail;
-		/* Packets not sent due to max deferrals */
-		tstats->max_deferral_fail = rsp_tstats->max_deferral_fail;
-		/* Accounts for over/under-run of buffers */
-		tstats->fifo_err = rsp_tstats->fifo_err;
-		tstats->runts = rsp_tstats->runts;
-		/* Total number of collisions detected */
-		tstats->total_collisions = rsp_tstats->total_collisions;
-
-		/* firmware stats */
-		tstats->fw_total_sent = rsp_tstats->fw_total_sent;
-		tstats->fw_total_fwd = rsp_tstats->fw_total_fwd;
-		tstats->fw_err_pko = rsp_tstats->fw_err_pko;
-		tstats->fw_err_pki = rsp_tstats->fw_err_pki;
-		tstats->fw_err_link = rsp_tstats->fw_err_link;
-		tstats->fw_err_drop = rsp_tstats->fw_err_drop;
-		tstats->fw_tso = rsp_tstats->fw_tso;
-		tstats->fw_tso_fwd = rsp_tstats->fw_tso_fwd;
-		tstats->fw_err_tso = rsp_tstats->fw_err_tso;
-		tstats->fw_tx_vxlan = rsp_tstats->fw_tx_vxlan;
-
-		resp->status = 1;
-	} else {
-		resp->status = -1;
-	}
-	complete(&ctrl->complete);
-}
-
-/*  Configure interrupt moderation parameters */
-static int octnet_get_link_stats(struct net_device *netdev)
-{
-	struct lio *lio = GET_LIO(netdev);
-	struct octeon_device *oct_dev = lio->oct_dev;
-
-	struct octeon_soft_command *sc;
-	struct oct_nic_stats_ctrl *ctrl;
-	struct oct_nic_stats_resp *resp;
-
-	int retval;
-
-	/* Alloc soft command */
-	sc = (struct octeon_soft_command *)
-		octeon_alloc_soft_command(oct_dev,
-					  0,
-					  sizeof(struct oct_nic_stats_resp),
-					  sizeof(struct octnic_ctrl_pkt));
-
-	if (!sc)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	resp = (struct oct_nic_stats_resp *)sc->virtrptr;
-	memset(resp, 0, sizeof(struct oct_nic_stats_resp));
-
-	ctrl = (struct oct_nic_stats_ctrl *)sc->ctxptr;
-	memset(ctrl, 0, sizeof(struct oct_nic_stats_ctrl));
-	ctrl->netdev = netdev;
-	init_completion(&ctrl->complete);
-
-	sc->iq_no = lio->linfo.txpciq[0].s.q_no;
-
-	octeon_prepare_soft_command(oct_dev, sc, OPCODE_NIC,
-				    OPCODE_NIC_PORT_STATS, 0, 0, 0);
-
-	sc->callback = octnet_nic_stats_callback;
-	sc->callback_arg = sc;
-	sc->wait_time = 500;	/*in milli seconds*/
-
-	retval = octeon_send_soft_command(oct_dev, sc);
-	if (retval == IQ_SEND_FAILED) {
-		octeon_free_soft_command(oct_dev, sc);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	wait_for_completion_timeout(&ctrl->complete, msecs_to_jiffies(1000));
-
-	if (resp->status != 1) {
-		octeon_free_soft_command(oct_dev, sc);
-
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	octeon_free_soft_command(oct_dev, sc);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int lio_get_intr_coalesce(struct net_device *netdev,
 				 struct ethtool_coalesce *intr_coal)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_network.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_network.h
index 4069710..d090edd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_network.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_network.h
@@ -190,6 +190,8 @@ irqreturn_t liquidio_msix_intr_handler(int irq __attribute__((unused)),
 
 int octeon_setup_interrupt(struct octeon_device *oct, u32 num_ioqs);
 
+int octnet_get_link_stats(struct net_device *netdev);
+
 int lio_wait_for_clean_oq(struct octeon_device *oct);
 /**
  * \brief Register ethtool operations
