diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c
index 0498b9b0e4e9507f2aeac689922404d2b58f37bb..af47002c3cb339b351f7aa51d5d6a159c0468126 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c
@@ -166,11 +166,6 @@ static u32 uart_read(struct omap8250_priv *priv, u32 reg)
 	return readl(priv->membase + (reg << OMAP_UART_REGSHIFT));
 }
 
-static void uart_write(struct omap8250_priv *priv, u32 reg, u32 val)
-{
-	writel(val, priv->membase + (reg << OMAP_UART_REGSHIFT));
-}
-
 /*
  * Called on runtime PM resume path from omap8250_restore_regs(), and
  * omap8250_set_mctrl().
@@ -1666,6 +1661,11 @@ static int omap8250_lost_context(struct uart_8250_port *up)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void uart_write(struct omap8250_priv *priv, u32 reg, u32 val)
+{
+	writel(val, priv->membase + (reg << OMAP_UART_REGSHIFT));
+}
+
 /* TODO: in future, this should happen via API in drivers/reset/ */
 static int omap8250_soft_reset(struct device *dev)
 {