diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
index df19777068a6..9355366d3259 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
@@ -1003,19 +1003,6 @@ static int mmc_select_bus_width(struct mmc_card *card)
 	return err;
 }
 
-/* Caller must hold re-tuning */
-static int mmc_switch_status(struct mmc_card *card)
-{
-	u32 status;
-	int err;
-
-	err = mmc_send_status(card, &status);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
-	return mmc_switch_status_error(card->host, status);
-}
-
 /*
  * Switch to the high-speed mode
  */
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc_ops.c b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc_ops.c
index ad6e9798e949..f9af1c0c0bd6 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc_ops.c
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ int mmc_spi_set_crc(struct mmc_host *host, int use_crc)
 	return err;
 }
 
-int mmc_switch_status_error(struct mmc_host *host, u32 status)
+static int mmc_switch_status_error(struct mmc_host *host, u32 status)
 {
 	if (mmc_host_is_spi(host)) {
 		if (status & R1_SPI_ILLEGAL_COMMAND)
@@ -455,6 +455,19 @@ int mmc_switch_status_error(struct mmc_host *host, u32 status)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* Caller must hold re-tuning */
+int mmc_switch_status(struct mmc_card *card)
+{
+	u32 status;
+	int err;
+
+	err = mmc_send_status(card, &status);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	return mmc_switch_status_error(card->host, status);
+}
+
 /**
  *	__mmc_switch - modify EXT_CSD register
  *	@card: the MMC card associated with the data transfer
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc_ops.h b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc_ops.h
index f1b8e81aaa28..7f6c0e98e7f5 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc_ops.h
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc_ops.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ int mmc_spi_set_crc(struct mmc_host *host, int use_crc);
 int mmc_bus_test(struct mmc_card *card, u8 bus_width);
 int mmc_send_hpi_cmd(struct mmc_card *card, u32 *status);
 int mmc_can_ext_csd(struct mmc_card *card);
-int mmc_switch_status_error(struct mmc_host *host, u32 status);
+int mmc_switch_status(struct mmc_card *card);
 int __mmc_switch(struct mmc_card *card, u8 set, u8 index, u8 value,
 		unsigned int timeout_ms, bool use_busy_signal, bool send_status,
 		bool ignore_crc);