diff --git a/drivers/net/smsc911x.c b/drivers/net/smsc911x.c
index ae32716..fa28542 100644
--- a/drivers/net/smsc911x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/smsc911x.c
@@ -642,28 +642,6 @@
 }
 #endif				/* USE_PHY_WORK_AROUND */
 
-static u8 smsc95xx_resolve_flowctrl_fulldplx(u16 lcladv, u16 rmtadv)
-{
-	u8 cap = 0;
-
-	if (lcladv & ADVERTISE_PAUSE_CAP) {
-		if (lcladv & ADVERTISE_PAUSE_ASYM) {
-			if (rmtadv & LPA_PAUSE_CAP)
-				cap = FLOW_CTRL_TX | FLOW_CTRL_RX;
-			else if (rmtadv & LPA_PAUSE_ASYM)
-				cap = FLOW_CTRL_RX;
-		} else {
-			if (rmtadv & LPA_PAUSE_CAP)
-				cap = FLOW_CTRL_TX | FLOW_CTRL_RX;
-		}
-	} else if (lcladv & ADVERTISE_PAUSE_ASYM) {
-		if ((rmtadv & LPA_PAUSE_CAP) && (rmtadv & LPA_PAUSE_ASYM))
-			cap = FLOW_CTRL_TX;
-	}
-
-	return cap;
-}
-
 static void smsc911x_phy_update_flowcontrol(struct smsc911x_data *pdata)
 {
 	struct phy_device *phy_dev = pdata->phy_dev;
@@ -674,7 +652,7 @@
 	if (phy_dev->duplex == DUPLEX_FULL) {
 		u16 lcladv = phy_read(phy_dev, MII_ADVERTISE);
 		u16 rmtadv = phy_read(phy_dev, MII_LPA);
-		u8 cap = smsc95xx_resolve_flowctrl_fulldplx(lcladv, rmtadv);
+		u8 cap = mii_resolve_flowctrl_fdx(lcladv, rmtadv);
 
 		if (cap & FLOW_CTRL_RX)
 			flow = 0xFFFF0002;