diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.c
index e551bb38852b..f2618d17710d 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.c
@@ -110,6 +110,42 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC (ignore_oc, "ignore bogus hardware overcurrent indications");
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
+static void
+timer_action(struct ehci_hcd *ehci, enum ehci_timer_action action)
+{
+	/* Don't override timeouts which shrink or (later) disable
+	 * the async ring; just the I/O watchdog.  Note that if a
+	 * SHRINK were pending, OFF would never be requested.
+	 */
+	if (timer_pending(&ehci->watchdog)
+			&& ((BIT(TIMER_ASYNC_SHRINK) | BIT(TIMER_ASYNC_OFF))
+				& ehci->actions))
+		return;
+
+	if (!test_and_set_bit(action, &ehci->actions)) {
+		unsigned long t;
+
+		switch (action) {
+		case TIMER_IO_WATCHDOG:
+			t = EHCI_IO_JIFFIES;
+			break;
+		case TIMER_ASYNC_OFF:
+			t = EHCI_ASYNC_JIFFIES;
+			break;
+		/* case TIMER_ASYNC_SHRINK: */
+		default:
+			/* add a jiffie since we synch against the
+			 * 8 KHz uframe counter.
+			 */
+			t = DIV_ROUND_UP(EHCI_SHRINK_FRAMES * HZ, 1000) + 1;
+			break;
+		}
+		mod_timer(&ehci->watchdog, t + jiffies);
+	}
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
 /*
  * handshake - spin reading hc until handshake completes or fails
  * @ptr: address of hc register to be read
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci.h b/drivers/usb/host/ehci.h
index 262b00c9b334..0042deb671dd 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci.h
@@ -190,40 +190,6 @@ timer_action_done (struct ehci_hcd *ehci, enum ehci_timer_action action)
 	clear_bit (action, &ehci->actions);
 }
 
-static inline void
-timer_action (struct ehci_hcd *ehci, enum ehci_timer_action action)
-{
-	/* Don't override timeouts which shrink or (later) disable
-	 * the async ring; just the I/O watchdog.  Note that if a
-	 * SHRINK were pending, OFF would never be requested.
-	 */
-	if (timer_pending(&ehci->watchdog)
-			&& ((BIT(TIMER_ASYNC_SHRINK) | BIT(TIMER_ASYNC_OFF))
-				& ehci->actions))
-		return;
-
-	if (!test_and_set_bit (action, &ehci->actions)) {
-		unsigned long t;
-
-		switch (action) {
-		case TIMER_IO_WATCHDOG:
-			t = EHCI_IO_JIFFIES;
-			break;
-		case TIMER_ASYNC_OFF:
-			t = EHCI_ASYNC_JIFFIES;
-			break;
-		// case TIMER_ASYNC_SHRINK:
-		default:
-			/* add a jiffie since we synch against the
-			 * 8 KHz uframe counter.
-			 */
-			t = DIV_ROUND_UP(EHCI_SHRINK_FRAMES * HZ, 1000) + 1;
-			break;
-		}
-		mod_timer(&ehci->watchdog, t + jiffies);
-	}
-}
-
 static void free_cached_itd_list(struct ehci_hcd *ehci);
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/