diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/bma220_spi.c b/drivers/iio/accel/bma220_spi.c
index a5d2906321ae..45ac0d7ee27d 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/accel/bma220_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/accel/bma220_spi.c
@@ -199,6 +199,31 @@ static const struct iio_info bma220_info = {
 	.read_avail		= bma220_read_avail,
 };
 
+static int bma220_power(struct spi_device *spi, bool up)
+{
+	int ret;
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	/*
+	 * The chip can be suspended/woken up by a simple register read.
+	 * So, we need up to 2 register reads of the suspend register
+	 * to make sure that the device is in the desired state.
+	 */
+	for (i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
+		ret = bma220_read_reg(spi, BMA220_REG_SUSPEND);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+
+		if (up && ret == BMA220_SUSPEND_SLEEP)
+			return 0;
+
+		if (!up && ret == BMA220_SUSPEND_WAKE)
+			return 0;
+	}
+
+	return -EBUSY;
+}
+
 static int bma220_init(struct spi_device *spi)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -224,30 +249,6 @@ static int bma220_init(struct spi_device *spi)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int bma220_power(struct spi_device *spi, bool up)
-{
-	int i, ret;
-
-	/*
-	 * The chip can be suspended/woken up by a simple register read.
-	 * So, we need up to 2 register reads of the suspend register
-	 * to make sure that the device is in the desired state.
-	 */
-	for (i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
-		ret = bma220_read_reg(spi, BMA220_REG_SUSPEND);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			return ret;
-
-		if (up && ret == BMA220_SUSPEND_SLEEP)
-			return 0;
-
-		if (!up && ret == BMA220_SUSPEND_WAKE)
-			return 0;
-	}
-
-	return -EBUSY;
-}
-
 static void bma220_deinit(void *spi)
 {
 	bma220_power(spi, false);