diff --git a/board/freescale/mpc8548cds/mpc8548cds.c b/board/freescale/mpc8548cds/mpc8548cds.c
index dac821f1acc..8886d8be335 100644
--- a/board/freescale/mpc8548cds/mpc8548cds.c
+++ b/board/freescale/mpc8548cds/mpc8548cds.c
@@ -169,7 +169,8 @@ void lbc_sdram_init(void)
 #endif	/* enable SDRAM init */
 }
 
-void configure_rgmii(void)
+#ifndef CONFIG_DM_ETH
+static void configure_rgmii(void)
 {
 	unsigned short temp;
 
@@ -248,3 +249,4 @@ int board_eth_init(struct bd_info *bis)
 
 	return pci_eth_init(bis);
 }
+#endif