diff --git a/include/sbi/sbi_ipi.h b/include/sbi/sbi_ipi.h
index e99bfdb..45f655c 100644
--- a/include/sbi/sbi_ipi.h
+++ b/include/sbi/sbi_ipi.h
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ struct sbi_scratch;
 int sbi_ipi_send_many(struct sbi_scratch *scratch, ulong hmask,
 		      ulong hbase, u32 event, void *data);
 
+int sbi_ipi_send_smode(struct sbi_scratch *scratch, ulong hmask, ulong hbase);
+
 void sbi_ipi_clear_smode(struct sbi_scratch *scratch);
 
 void sbi_ipi_process(struct sbi_scratch *scratch);
diff --git a/lib/sbi/sbi_ecall.c b/lib/sbi/sbi_ecall.c
index 30e47c3..6bf33ad 100644
--- a/lib/sbi/sbi_ecall.c
+++ b/lib/sbi/sbi_ecall.c
@@ -155,8 +155,7 @@ int sbi_ecall_ipi_handler(struct sbi_scratch *scratch, unsigned long funcid,
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (funcid == SBI_EXT_IPI_SEND_IPI)
-		ret = sbi_ipi_send_many(scratch, args[0], args[1],
-					SBI_IPI_EVENT_SOFT, NULL);
+		ret = sbi_ipi_send_smode(scratch, args[0], args[1]);
 	else
 		ret = SBI_ENOTSUPP;
 
@@ -282,8 +281,7 @@ int sbi_ecall_0_1_handler(struct sbi_scratch *scratch, unsigned long extid,
 		ret = sbi_load_hart_mask_unpriv(scratch, (ulong *)args[0],
 						&hmask, out_trap);
 		if (ret != SBI_ETRAP)
-			ret = sbi_ipi_send_many(scratch, hmask, 0,
-					       SBI_IPI_EVENT_SOFT, NULL);
+			ret = sbi_ipi_send_smode(scratch, hmask, 0);
 		break;
 	case SBI_EXT_0_1_REMOTE_FENCE_I:
 		tlb_info.start  = 0;
diff --git a/lib/sbi/sbi_ipi.c b/lib/sbi/sbi_ipi.c
index e5ebfb5..701b49b 100644
--- a/lib/sbi/sbi_ipi.c
+++ b/lib/sbi/sbi_ipi.c
@@ -101,6 +101,12 @@ int sbi_ipi_send_many(struct sbi_scratch *scratch, ulong hmask, ulong hbase,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int sbi_ipi_send_smode(struct sbi_scratch *scratch, ulong hmask, ulong hbase)
+{
+	return sbi_ipi_send_many(scratch, hmask, hbase,
+				 SBI_IPI_EVENT_SOFT, NULL);
+}
+
 void sbi_ipi_clear_smode(struct sbi_scratch *scratch)
 {
 	csr_clear(CSR_MIP, MIP_SSIP);