diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI/BBA-TAP/TAP_Apple.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI/BBA-TAP/TAP_Apple.cpp
index 59e056c656..6dbed04f20 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI/BBA-TAP/TAP_Apple.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI/BBA-TAP/TAP_Apple.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ bool CEXIETHERNET::SendFrame(const u8* frame, u32 size)
   }
 }
 
-static void ReadThreadHandler(CEXIETHERNET* self)
+void CEXIETHERNET::ReadThreadHandler(CEXIETHERNET* self)
 {
   while (!self->readThreadShutdown.IsSet())
   {
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI/BBA-TAP/TAP_Unix.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI/BBA-TAP/TAP_Unix.cpp
index d3b731ae0a..05505af9db 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI/BBA-TAP/TAP_Unix.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI/BBA-TAP/TAP_Unix.cpp
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ bool CEXIETHERNET::SendFrame(const u8* frame, u32 size)
 }
 
 #ifdef __linux__
-static void ReadThreadHandler(CEXIETHERNET* self)
+void CEXIETHERNET::ReadThreadHandler(CEXIETHERNET* self)
 {
   while (!self->readThreadShutdown.IsSet())
   {
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI/BBA-TAP/TAP_Win32.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI/BBA-TAP/TAP_Win32.cpp
index 58e497a8fb..3e8b4d5442 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI/BBA-TAP/TAP_Win32.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI/BBA-TAP/TAP_Win32.cpp
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ bool CEXIETHERNET::IsActivated()
   return mHAdapter != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
 }
 
-static void ReadThreadHandler(CEXIETHERNET* self)
+void CEXIETHERNET::ReadThreadHandler(CEXIETHERNET* self)
 {
   while (!self->readThreadShutdown.IsSet())
   {
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI/EXI_DeviceEthernet.h b/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI/EXI_DeviceEthernet.h
index 393b7ab74d..d6236808df 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI/EXI_DeviceEthernet.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI/EXI_DeviceEthernet.h
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ public:
   void DMARead(u32 addr, u32 size) override;
   void DoState(PointerWrap& p) override;
 
-  // private:
+private:
   struct
   {
     enum
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ public:
   std::unique_ptr<u8[]> tx_fifo;
 
   // TAP interface
+  static void ReadThreadHandler(CEXIETHERNET* self);
   bool Activate();
   void Deactivate();
   bool IsActivated();