diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.h b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.h
index 5a4e05c0e552..d70adaa3b117 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.h
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.h
@@ -123,6 +123,28 @@ static inline void serial_out(struct uart_8250_port *up, int offset, int value)
 	up->port.serial_out(&up->port, offset, value);
 }
 
+/*
+ * For the 16C950
+ */
+static void serial_icr_write(struct uart_8250_port *up, int offset, int value)
+{
+	serial_out(up, UART_SCR, offset);
+	serial_out(up, UART_ICR, value);
+}
+
+static unsigned int __maybe_unused serial_icr_read(struct uart_8250_port *up,
+						   int offset)
+{
+	unsigned int value;
+
+	serial_icr_write(up, UART_ACR, up->acr | UART_ACR_ICRRD);
+	serial_out(up, UART_SCR, offset);
+	value = serial_in(up, UART_ICR);
+	serial_icr_write(up, UART_ACR, up->acr);
+
+	return value;
+}
+
 void serial8250_clear_and_reinit_fifos(struct uart_8250_port *p);
 
 static inline int serial_dl_read(struct uart_8250_port *up)
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
index 9b1d47ef15c0..5591f18f2ea9 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
@@ -537,27 +537,6 @@ serial_port_out_sync(struct uart_port *p, int offset, int value)
 	}
 }
 
-/*
- * For the 16C950
- */
-static void serial_icr_write(struct uart_8250_port *up, int offset, int value)
-{
-	serial_out(up, UART_SCR, offset);
-	serial_out(up, UART_ICR, value);
-}
-
-static unsigned int serial_icr_read(struct uart_8250_port *up, int offset)
-{
-	unsigned int value;
-
-	serial_icr_write(up, UART_ACR, up->acr | UART_ACR_ICRRD);
-	serial_out(up, UART_SCR, offset);
-	value = serial_in(up, UART_ICR);
-	serial_icr_write(up, UART_ACR, up->acr);
-
-	return value;
-}
-
 /*
  * FIFO support.
  */