struct cros_ec_command *msg)
 {
        int ret;
+       int (*xfer_fxn)(struct cros_ec_device *ec, struct cros_ec_command *msg);
 
        if (ec_dev->proto_version > 2)
-               ret = ec_dev->pkt_xfer(ec_dev, msg);
+               xfer_fxn = ec_dev->pkt_xfer;
        else
-               ret = ec_dev->cmd_xfer(ec_dev, msg);
+               xfer_fxn = ec_dev->cmd_xfer;
 
+       ret = (*xfer_fxn)(ec_dev, msg);
        if (msg->result == EC_RES_IN_PROGRESS) {
                int i;
                struct cros_ec_command *status_msg;
                for (i = 0; i < EC_COMMAND_RETRIES; i++) {
                        usleep_range(10000, 11000);
 
-                       ret = ec_dev->cmd_xfer(ec_dev, status_msg);
+                       ret = (*xfer_fxn)(ec_dev, status_msg);
                        if (ret < 0)
                                break;