diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
index afc03ba93826..5ced3df92aab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
@@ -5022,12 +5022,6 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_netdevice_event(struct notifier_block *nb,
 
 	if (netif_is_vxlan(dev))
 		err = mlxsw_sp_netdevice_vxlan_event(mlxsw_sp, dev, event, ptr);
-	if (mlxsw_sp_netdev_is_ipip_ol(mlxsw_sp, dev))
-		err = mlxsw_sp_netdevice_ipip_ol_event(mlxsw_sp, dev,
-						       event, ptr);
-	else if (mlxsw_sp_netdev_is_ipip_ul(mlxsw_sp, dev))
-		err = mlxsw_sp_netdevice_ipip_ul_event(mlxsw_sp, dev,
-						       event, ptr);
 	else if (mlxsw_sp_port_dev_check(dev))
 		err = mlxsw_sp_netdevice_port_event(dev, dev, event, ptr);
 	else if (netif_is_lag_master(dev))
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.h
index 983195ee881e..a60d2bbd3aa6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.h
@@ -724,19 +724,6 @@ int mlxsw_sp_inetaddr_valid_event(struct notifier_block *unused,
 				  unsigned long event, void *ptr);
 int mlxsw_sp_inet6addr_valid_event(struct notifier_block *unused,
 				   unsigned long event, void *ptr);
-bool mlxsw_sp_netdev_is_ipip_ol(const struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
-				const struct net_device *dev);
-bool mlxsw_sp_netdev_is_ipip_ul(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
-				const struct net_device *dev);
-int mlxsw_sp_netdevice_ipip_ol_event(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
-				     struct net_device *l3_dev,
-				     unsigned long event,
-				     struct netdev_notifier_info *info);
-int
-mlxsw_sp_netdevice_ipip_ul_event(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
-				 struct net_device *l3_dev,
-				 unsigned long event,
-				 struct netdev_notifier_info *info);
 int
 mlxsw_sp_port_vlan_router_join(struct mlxsw_sp_port_vlan *mlxsw_sp_port_vlan,
 			       struct net_device *l3_dev,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
index d5a8307aecb3..54e19e988c01 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
@@ -1530,8 +1530,8 @@ static bool mlxsw_sp_netdev_ipip_type(const struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
 	return false;
 }
 
-bool mlxsw_sp_netdev_is_ipip_ol(const struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
-				const struct net_device *dev)
+static bool mlxsw_sp_netdev_is_ipip_ol(const struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
+				       const struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	return mlxsw_sp_netdev_ipip_type(mlxsw_sp, dev, NULL);
 }
@@ -1575,8 +1575,8 @@ mlxsw_sp_ipip_entry_find_by_ul_dev(const struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-bool mlxsw_sp_netdev_is_ipip_ul(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
-				const struct net_device *dev)
+static bool mlxsw_sp_netdev_is_ipip_ul(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
+				       const struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	bool is_ipip_ul;
 
@@ -1960,10 +1960,10 @@ static void mlxsw_sp_ipip_demote_tunnel_by_ul_netdev(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
 	}
 }
 
-int mlxsw_sp_netdevice_ipip_ol_event(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
-				     struct net_device *ol_dev,
-				     unsigned long event,
-				     struct netdev_notifier_info *info)
+static int mlxsw_sp_netdevice_ipip_ol_event(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
+					    struct net_device *ol_dev,
+					    unsigned long event,
+					    struct netdev_notifier_info *info)
 {
 	struct netdev_notifier_changeupper_info *chup;
 	struct netlink_ext_ack *extack;
@@ -2038,7 +2038,7 @@ __mlxsw_sp_netdevice_ipip_ul_event(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int
+static int
 mlxsw_sp_netdevice_ipip_ul_event(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
 				 struct net_device *ul_dev,
 				 unsigned long event,
@@ -9569,6 +9569,12 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_router_netdevice_event(struct notifier_block *nb,
 	if (mlxsw_sp_is_offload_xstats_event(event))
 		err = mlxsw_sp_netdevice_offload_xstats_cmd(mlxsw_sp, dev,
 							    event, ptr);
+	else if (mlxsw_sp_netdev_is_ipip_ol(mlxsw_sp, dev))
+		err = mlxsw_sp_netdevice_ipip_ol_event(mlxsw_sp, dev,
+						       event, ptr);
+	else if (mlxsw_sp_netdev_is_ipip_ul(mlxsw_sp, dev))
+		err = mlxsw_sp_netdevice_ipip_ul_event(mlxsw_sp, dev,
+						       event, ptr);
 	else if (mlxsw_sp_is_router_event(event))
 		err = mlxsw_sp_netdevice_router_port_event(dev, event, ptr);
 	else if (mlxsw_sp_is_vrf_event(event, ptr))