diff --git a/net/core/devlink.c b/net/core/devlink.c
index 7c5a5da..e6fb1fd 100644
--- a/net/core/devlink.c
+++ b/net/core/devlink.c
@@ -3372,7 +3372,7 @@ static void __devlink_flash_update_notify(struct devlink *devlink,
 	nlmsg_free(msg);
 }
 
-void devlink_flash_update_begin_notify(struct devlink *devlink)
+static void devlink_flash_update_begin_notify(struct devlink *devlink)
 {
 	struct devlink_flash_notify params = { 0 };
 
@@ -3380,9 +3380,8 @@ void devlink_flash_update_begin_notify(struct devlink *devlink)
 				      DEVLINK_CMD_FLASH_UPDATE,
 				      &params);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devlink_flash_update_begin_notify);
 
-void devlink_flash_update_end_notify(struct devlink *devlink)
+static void devlink_flash_update_end_notify(struct devlink *devlink)
 {
 	struct devlink_flash_notify params = { 0 };
 
@@ -3390,7 +3389,6 @@ void devlink_flash_update_end_notify(struct devlink *devlink)
 				      DEVLINK_CMD_FLASH_UPDATE_END,
 				      &params);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devlink_flash_update_end_notify);
 
 void devlink_flash_update_status_notify(struct devlink *devlink,
 					const char *status_msg,
@@ -3477,7 +3475,9 @@ static int devlink_nl_cmd_flash_update(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	devlink_flash_update_begin_notify(devlink);
 	ret = devlink->ops->flash_update(devlink, &params, info->extack);
+	devlink_flash_update_end_notify(devlink);
 
 	release_firmware(params.fw);
 
@@ -10244,7 +10244,9 @@ int devlink_compat_flash_update(struct net_device *dev, const char *file_name)
 		goto out;
 
 	mutex_lock(&devlink->lock);
+	devlink_flash_update_begin_notify(devlink);
 	ret = devlink->ops->flash_update(devlink, &params, NULL);
+	devlink_flash_update_end_notify(devlink);
 	mutex_unlock(&devlink->lock);
 
 	release_firmware(params.fw);