diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
index e1b237ccdf56..dc9aa070eafa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
@@ -892,7 +892,6 @@ bool mlx5e_post_rx_wqes(struct mlx5e_rq *rq);
 bool mlx5e_post_rx_mpwqes(struct mlx5e_rq *rq);
 void mlx5e_dealloc_rx_wqe(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, u16 ix);
 void mlx5e_dealloc_rx_mpwqe(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, u16 ix);
-void mlx5e_free_rx_mpwqe(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5e_mpw_info *wi);
 struct sk_buff *
 mlx5e_skb_from_cqe_mpwrq_linear(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5e_mpw_info *wi,
 				u16 cqe_bcnt, u32 head_offset, u32 page_idx);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index dccde18f6170..c214b23e14ba 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ static void mlx5e_free_rx_descs(struct mlx5e_rq *rq)
 
 		/* UMR WQE (if in progress) is always at wq->head */
 		if (rq->mpwqe.umr_in_progress)
-			mlx5e_free_rx_mpwqe(rq, &rq->mpwqe.info[wq->head]);
+			rq->dealloc_wqe(rq, wq->head);
 
 		while (!mlx5_wq_ll_is_empty(wq)) {
 			struct mlx5e_rx_wqe_ll *wqe;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c
index 1d5295ee863c..e6b3d178c45f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ mlx5e_copy_skb_header_mpwqe(struct device *pdev,
 	}
 }
 
-void mlx5e_free_rx_mpwqe(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5e_mpw_info *wi)
+static void mlx5e_free_rx_mpwqe(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5e_mpw_info *wi)
 {
 	const bool no_xdp_xmit =
 		bitmap_empty(wi->xdp_xmit_bitmap, MLX5_MPWRQ_PAGES_PER_WQE);