diff --git a/mt76x2/mac.h b/mt76x2/mac.h
index 4c8e20bc..42ff221d 100644
--- a/mt76x2/mac.h
+++ b/mt76x2/mac.h
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ struct mt76x02_vif;
 
 int mt76x2_mac_start(struct mt76x02_dev *dev);
 void mt76x2_mac_stop(struct mt76x02_dev *dev, bool force);
-void mt76x2_mac_resume(struct mt76x02_dev *dev);
+
+static inline void mt76x2_mac_resume(struct mt76x02_dev *dev)
+{
+	mt76_wr(dev, MT_MAC_SYS_CTRL,
+		MT_MAC_SYS_CTRL_ENABLE_TX |
+		MT_MAC_SYS_CTRL_ENABLE_RX);
+}
 
 #endif
diff --git a/mt76x2/mt76x2u.h b/mt76x2/mt76x2u.h
index 787cdfdf..76cb1f84 100644
--- a/mt76x2/mt76x2u.h
+++ b/mt76x2/mt76x2u.h
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ void mt76x2u_cleanup(struct mt76x02_dev *dev);
 void mt76x2u_stop_hw(struct mt76x02_dev *dev);
 
 int mt76x2u_mac_reset(struct mt76x02_dev *dev);
-void mt76x2u_mac_resume(struct mt76x02_dev *dev);
 int mt76x2u_mac_start(struct mt76x02_dev *dev);
 int mt76x2u_mac_stop(struct mt76x02_dev *dev);
 
diff --git a/mt76x2/pci_init.c b/mt76x2/pci_init.c
index d4e3d7c1..984d9c4c 100644
--- a/mt76x2/pci_init.c
+++ b/mt76x2/pci_init.c
@@ -173,13 +173,6 @@ int mt76x2_mac_start(struct mt76x02_dev *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void mt76x2_mac_resume(struct mt76x02_dev *dev)
-{
-	mt76_wr(dev, MT_MAC_SYS_CTRL,
-		MT_MAC_SYS_CTRL_ENABLE_TX |
-		MT_MAC_SYS_CTRL_ENABLE_RX);
-}
-
 static void
 mt76x2_power_on_rf_patch(struct mt76x02_dev *dev)
 {
diff --git a/mt76x2/usb_mac.c b/mt76x2/usb_mac.c
index 361eb4fb..5e84b453 100644
--- a/mt76x2/usb_mac.c
+++ b/mt76x2/usb_mac.c
@@ -211,10 +211,3 @@ int mt76x2u_mac_stop(struct mt76x02_dev *dev)
 
 	return 0;
 }
-
-void mt76x2u_mac_resume(struct mt76x02_dev *dev)
-{
-	mt76_wr(dev, MT_MAC_SYS_CTRL,
-		MT_MAC_SYS_CTRL_ENABLE_TX |
-		MT_MAC_SYS_CTRL_ENABLE_RX);
-}
diff --git a/mt76x2/usb_main.c b/mt76x2/usb_main.c
index 9b438adf..2ac78e4d 100644
--- a/mt76x2/usb_main.c
+++ b/mt76x2/usb_main.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ mt76x2u_set_channel(struct mt76x02_dev *dev,
 
 	err = mt76x2u_phy_set_channel(dev, chandef);
 
-	mt76x2u_mac_resume(dev);
+	mt76x2_mac_resume(dev);
 	mt76x02_edcca_init(dev, true);
 
 	clear_bit(MT76_RESET, &dev->mt76.state);
diff --git a/mt76x2/usb_phy.c b/mt76x2/usb_phy.c
index c8b4a173..07f67cb6 100644
--- a/mt76x2/usb_phy.c
+++ b/mt76x2/usb_phy.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ mt76x2u_phy_channel_calibrate(struct mt76x02_dev *dev, bool mac_stopped)
 	mt76x02_mcu_calibrate(dev, MCU_CAL_TX_SHAPING, 0);
 
 	if (!mac_stopped)
-		mt76x2u_mac_resume(dev);
+		mt76x2_mac_resume(dev);
 	mt76x2_apply_gain_adj(dev);
 	mt76x02_edcca_init(dev, true);