diff --git a/sound/soc/renesas/fsi.c b/sound/soc/renesas/fsi.c
index 800ac40f9680..0bd0e0c8c5a3 100644
--- a/sound/soc/renesas/fsi.c
+++ b/sound/soc/renesas/fsi.c
@@ -442,6 +442,16 @@ static int fsi_sample2frame(struct fsi_priv *fsi, int samples)
 	return samples / fsi->chan_num;
 }
 
+static int fsi_stream_is_working(struct fsi_priv *fsi,
+				 struct fsi_stream *io)
+{
+	struct fsi_master *master = fsi_get_master(fsi);
+
+	guard(spinlock_irqsave)(&master->lock);
+
+	return !!(io->substream && io->substream->runtime);
+}
+
 static int fsi_get_current_fifo_samples(struct fsi_priv *fsi,
 					struct fsi_stream *io)
 {
@@ -488,16 +498,6 @@ static inline struct fsi_stream *fsi_stream_get(struct fsi_priv *fsi,
 	return fsi_is_play(substream) ? &fsi->playback : &fsi->capture;
 }
 
-static int fsi_stream_is_working(struct fsi_priv *fsi,
-				 struct fsi_stream *io)
-{
-	struct fsi_master *master = fsi_get_master(fsi);
-
-	guard(spinlock_irqsave)(&master->lock);
-
-	return !!(io->substream && io->substream->runtime);
-}
-
 static struct fsi_priv *fsi_stream_to_priv(struct fsi_stream *io)
 {
 	return io->priv;