diff --git a/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_init.c b/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_init.c
index b4d63fdc1..f94e95dd7 100644
--- a/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_init.c
+++ b/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_init.c
@@ -514,6 +514,17 @@ done:
 	return rval;
 }
 
+static bool qla2x00_is_reserved_id(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, uint16_t loop_id)
+{
+	struct qla_hw_data *ha = vha->hw;
+
+	if (IS_FWI2_CAPABLE(ha))
+		return loop_id > NPH_LAST_HANDLE;
+
+	return (loop_id > ha->max_loop_id && loop_id < SNS_FIRST_LOOP_ID) ||
+		loop_id == MANAGEMENT_SERVER || loop_id == BROADCAST;
+}
+
 /**
  * qla2x00_find_new_loop_id - scan through our port list and find a new usable loop ID
  * @vha: adapter state pointer.
diff --git a/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_inline.h b/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_inline.h
index 2ebc0f6ea..879eb4f9f 100644
--- a/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_inline.h
+++ b/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_inline.h
@@ -97,17 +97,6 @@ host_to_adap(uint8_t *src, uint8_t *dst, uint32_t bsize)
 		*odest++ = cpu_to_le32(*isrc);
 }
 
-static inline int
-qla2x00_is_reserved_id(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, uint16_t loop_id)
-{
-	struct qla_hw_data *ha = vha->hw;
-	if (IS_FWI2_CAPABLE(ha))
-		return (loop_id > NPH_LAST_HANDLE);
-
-	return ((loop_id > ha->max_loop_id && loop_id < SNS_FIRST_LOOP_ID) ||
-	    loop_id == MANAGEMENT_SERVER || loop_id == BROADCAST);
-}
-
 static inline void
 qla2x00_clean_dsd_pool(struct qla_hw_data *ha, struct crc_context *ctx)
 {