diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c
index 34b56ec..f8013c3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c
@@ -250,11 +250,7 @@
 		struct efx_rx_queue *rx_queue =
 			efx_channel_get_rx_queue(channel);
 
-		/* Deliver last RX packet. */
-		if (channel->rx_pkt) {
-			__efx_rx_packet(channel, channel->rx_pkt);
-			channel->rx_pkt = NULL;
-		}
+		efx_rx_flush_packet(channel);
 		if (rx_queue->enabled)
 			efx_fast_push_rx_descriptors(rx_queue);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.h
index 64c555e..00e7077 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.h
@@ -43,6 +43,13 @@
 			    struct efx_rx_buffer *rx_buf);
 extern void efx_rx_packet(struct efx_rx_queue *rx_queue, unsigned int index,
 			  unsigned int len, u16 flags);
+static inline void efx_rx_flush_packet(struct efx_channel *channel)
+{
+	if (channel->rx_pkt) {
+		__efx_rx_packet(channel, channel->rx_pkt);
+		channel->rx_pkt = NULL;
+	}
+}
 extern void efx_schedule_slow_fill(struct efx_rx_queue *rx_queue);
 
 #define EFX_MAX_DMAQ_SIZE 4096UL
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/rx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/rx.c
index 31361db..60f4eb7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/rx.c
@@ -465,8 +465,7 @@
 	 */
 	rx_buf->len = len - efx->type->rx_buffer_hash_size;
 out:
-	if (channel->rx_pkt)
-		__efx_rx_packet(channel, channel->rx_pkt);
+	efx_rx_flush_packet(channel);
 	channel->rx_pkt = rx_buf;
 }