diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c b/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c
index 6c66877..bbd6665 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c
@@ -1131,6 +1131,29 @@
 	return err_mask;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Execute a 'simple' command, that only consists of the opcode 'cmd' itself,
+ * without filling any other registers
+ */
+static int ata_do_simple_cmd(struct ata_device *dev, u8 cmd)
+{
+	struct ata_taskfile tf;
+	int err;
+
+	ata_tf_init(dev, &tf);
+
+	tf.command = cmd;
+	tf.flags |= ATA_TFLAG_DEVICE;
+	tf.protocol = ATA_PROT_NODATA;
+
+	err = ata_exec_internal(dev, &tf, NULL, DMA_NONE, NULL, 0);
+	if (err)
+		ata_dev_printk(dev, KERN_ERR, "%s: ata command failed: %d\n",
+			       __FUNCTION__, err);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
 /**
  *	ata_pio_need_iordy	-	check if iordy needed
  *	@adev: ATA device
@@ -4946,29 +4969,6 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/*
- * Execute a 'simple' command, that only consists of the opcode 'cmd' itself,
- * without filling any other registers
- */
-static int ata_do_simple_cmd(struct ata_device *dev, u8 cmd)
-{
-	struct ata_taskfile tf;
-	int err;
-
-	ata_tf_init(dev, &tf);
-
-	tf.command = cmd;
-	tf.flags |= ATA_TFLAG_DEVICE;
-	tf.protocol = ATA_PROT_NODATA;
-
-	err = ata_exec_internal(dev, &tf, NULL, DMA_NONE, NULL, 0);
-	if (err)
-		ata_dev_printk(dev, KERN_ERR, "%s: ata command failed: %d\n",
-			       __FUNCTION__, err);
-
-	return err;
-}
-
 static int ata_flush_cache(struct ata_device *dev)
 {
 	u8 cmd;