diff --git a/src/sensor_mpu9250.c b/src/sensor_mpu9250.c
index 4e11a999fcde..fa8fa51ec863 100644
--- a/src/sensor_mpu9250.c
+++ b/src/sensor_mpu9250.c
@@ -56,14 +56,6 @@ enum {
 
 static struct task_wake mpu9250_wake;
 
-static void
-read_mpu(struct i2cdev_s *i2c, uint8_t reg_len, uint8_t *reg
-         , uint8_t read_len, uint8_t *read)
-{
-    int ret = i2c_dev_read(i2c, reg_len, reg, read_len, read);
-    i2c_shutdown_on_err(ret);
-}
-
 static void
 autodetect_mpu_icm(struct mpu9250 *mp)
 {
@@ -114,6 +106,14 @@ mp9250_reschedule_timer(struct mpu9250 *mp)
     irq_enable();
 }
 
+static void
+read_mpu(struct i2cdev_s *i2c, uint8_t reg_len, uint8_t *reg
+         , uint8_t read_len, uint8_t *read)
+{
+    int ret = i2c_dev_read(i2c, reg_len, reg, read_len, read);
+    i2c_shutdown_on_err(ret);
+}
+
 // Reads the fifo byte count from the device.
 static uint16_t
 get_fifo_status(struct mpu9250 *mp)