diff --git a/net/batman-adv/originator.c b/net/batman-adv/originator.c
index 716e5b43acfae598c99b8fc1a491276aad0a2d6f..1d295da3e342b6552abfd1fbced1347db5e9a2fe 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/originator.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/originator.c
@@ -1339,7 +1339,11 @@ static bool batadv_purge_orig_node(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	return false;
 }
 
-static void _batadv_purge_orig(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
+/**
+ * batadv_purge_orig_ref() - Purge all outdated originators
+ * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
+ */
+void batadv_purge_orig_ref(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
 {
 	struct batadv_hashtable *hash = bat_priv->orig_hash;
 	struct hlist_node *node_tmp;
@@ -1385,21 +1389,12 @@ static void batadv_purge_orig(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	delayed_work = to_delayed_work(work);
 	bat_priv = container_of(delayed_work, struct batadv_priv, orig_work);
-	_batadv_purge_orig(bat_priv);
+	batadv_purge_orig_ref(bat_priv);
 	queue_delayed_work(batadv_event_workqueue,
 			   &bat_priv->orig_work,
 			   msecs_to_jiffies(BATADV_ORIG_WORK_PERIOD));
 }
 
-/**
- * batadv_purge_orig_ref() - Purge all outdated originators
- * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
- */
-void batadv_purge_orig_ref(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
-{
-	_batadv_purge_orig(bat_priv);
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_DEBUGFS
 
 /**