diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
index 208b827ce9f924df8f89e6dd0274b4bfd7971264..73985353bf7e7b6ec77015e4d88334fe3ee172d4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
@@ -2208,6 +2208,15 @@ void iwlagn_lift_passive_no_rx(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 	priv->passive_no_rx = false;
 }
 
+static void iwl_free_skb(struct iwl_op_mode *op_mode, struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	struct ieee80211_tx_info *info;
+
+	info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
+	kmem_cache_free(iwl_tx_cmd_pool, (info->driver_data[1]));
+	dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+}
+
 const struct iwl_op_mode_ops iwl_dvm_ops = {
 	.start = iwl_op_mode_dvm_start,
 	.stop = iwl_op_mode_dvm_stop,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.h
index 9ee13f364f9711ee2136e73c5adc660f963adac4..6e8fd8bd55c8cdaf66b52c12645dedcca95fa161 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.h
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ static inline void iwl_set_calib_hdr(struct iwl_calib_hdr *hdr, u8 cmd)
 void iwl_down(struct iwl_priv *priv);
 void iwl_cancel_deferred_work(struct iwl_priv *priv);
 void iwlagn_prepare_restart(struct iwl_priv *priv);
-void iwl_free_skb(struct iwl_op_mode *op_mode, struct sk_buff *skb);
 int __must_check iwl_rx_dispatch(struct iwl_op_mode *op_mode,
 				 struct iwl_rx_cmd_buffer *rxb,
 				 struct iwl_device_cmd *cmd);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
index 0fde81d72a61b6beed7ec4ace652cf067d392508..efa6a912454657c9766578ccb8fa018bf5001207 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
@@ -794,12 +794,3 @@ void iwl_set_hw_rfkill_state(struct iwl_op_mode *op_mode, bool state)
 
 	wiphy_rfkill_set_hw_state(priv->hw->wiphy, state);
 }
-
-void iwl_free_skb(struct iwl_op_mode *op_mode, struct sk_buff *skb)
-{
-	struct ieee80211_tx_info *info;
-
-	info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
-	kmem_cache_free(iwl_tx_cmd_pool, (info->driver_data[1]));
-	dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
-}