1 files changed, 1 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/arch/mips/alchemy/common/prom.c b/arch/mips/alchemy/common/prom.c
index 18b310b475ca..79e099fbc0bf 100644
--- a/arch/mips/alchemy/common/prom.c
+++ b/arch/mips/alchemy/common/prom.c
@@ -43,11 +43,6 @@ int prom_argc;
 char **prom_argv;
 char **prom_envp;
 
-char * __init_or_module prom_getcmdline(void)
-{
-        return &(arcs_cmdline[0]);
-}
-
 void prom_init_cmdline(void)
 {
         char *cp;
@@ -121,14 +116,12 @@ static inline void str2eaddr(unsigned char *ea, unsigned char *str)
 int prom_get_ethernet_addr(char *ethernet_addr)
 {
         char *ethaddr_str;
-        char *argptr;
 
         /* Check the environment variables first */
         ethaddr_str = prom_getenv("ethaddr");
         if (!ethaddr_str) {
                 /* Check command line */
-                argptr = prom_getcmdline();
-                ethaddr_str = strstr(argptr, "ethaddr=");
+                ethaddr_str = strstr(arcs_cmdline, "ethaddr=");
                 if (!ethaddr_str)
                         return -1;