diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
index 676d49df77ed28ffb19c9662b3c06705e26dde01..cb2d48a84fb9e14c84fad44e133ee69d0ee4bdad 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
@@ -1748,6 +1748,37 @@ static inline void iwl_set_no_assoc(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 	iwlcore_commit_rxon(priv);
 }
 
+static int iwl_mac_beacon_update(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	struct iwl_priv *priv = hw->priv;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	__le64 timestamp;
+
+	IWL_DEBUG_MAC80211(priv, "enter\n");
+
+	if (!iwl_is_ready_rf(priv)) {
+		IWL_DEBUG_MAC80211(priv, "leave - RF not ready\n");
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
+
+	if (priv->ibss_beacon)
+		dev_kfree_skb(priv->ibss_beacon);
+
+	priv->ibss_beacon = skb;
+
+	timestamp = ((struct ieee80211_mgmt *)skb->data)->u.beacon.timestamp;
+	priv->timestamp = le64_to_cpu(timestamp);
+
+	IWL_DEBUG_MAC80211(priv, "leave\n");
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
+
+	priv->cfg->ops->lib->post_associate(priv, priv->vif);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 void iwl_bss_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 			  struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 			  struct ieee80211_bss_conf *bss_conf,
@@ -1914,38 +1945,6 @@ void iwl_bss_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_bss_info_changed);
 
-int iwl_mac_beacon_update(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb)
-{
-	struct iwl_priv *priv = hw->priv;
-	unsigned long flags;
-	__le64 timestamp;
-
-	IWL_DEBUG_MAC80211(priv, "enter\n");
-
-	if (!iwl_is_ready_rf(priv)) {
-		IWL_DEBUG_MAC80211(priv, "leave - RF not ready\n");
-		return -EIO;
-	}
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
-
-	if (priv->ibss_beacon)
-		dev_kfree_skb(priv->ibss_beacon);
-
-	priv->ibss_beacon = skb;
-
-	timestamp = ((struct ieee80211_mgmt *)skb->data)->u.beacon.timestamp;
-	priv->timestamp = le64_to_cpu(timestamp);
-
-	IWL_DEBUG_MAC80211(priv, "leave\n");
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
-
-	priv->cfg->ops->lib->post_associate(priv, priv->vif);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_mac_beacon_update);
-
 static int iwl_set_mode(struct iwl_priv *priv, struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
 {
 	iwl_connection_init_rx_config(priv, vif);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h
index b60cf45378904cbe37ce7006d21059f6357b6e60..e9d23f2f869d8c72a81c00b4890e215518e058ff 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h
@@ -380,7 +380,6 @@ void iwl_bss_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 				     struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 				     struct ieee80211_bss_conf *bss_conf,
 				     u32 changes);
-int iwl_mac_beacon_update(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb);
 int iwl_commit_rxon(struct iwl_priv *priv);
 int iwl_mac_add_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 			  struct ieee80211_vif *vif);