diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
index 3d3302a6df735e50b6eae08ff5ae9511d2cc1d7b..09367d430120945d399e4dd75bc968e7a2092e47 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
@@ -289,6 +289,25 @@ static void iwl_bg_bt_full_concurrency(struct work_struct *work)
 	mutex_unlock(&priv->mutex);
 }
 
+int iwl_send_statistics_request(struct iwl_priv *priv, u8 flags, bool clear)
+{
+	struct iwl_statistics_cmd statistics_cmd = {
+		.configuration_flags =
+			clear ? IWL_STATS_CONF_CLEAR_STATS : 0,
+	};
+
+	if (flags & CMD_ASYNC)
+		return iwl_dvm_send_cmd_pdu(priv, REPLY_STATISTICS_CMD,
+					CMD_ASYNC,
+					sizeof(struct iwl_statistics_cmd),
+					&statistics_cmd);
+	else
+		return iwl_dvm_send_cmd_pdu(priv, REPLY_STATISTICS_CMD,
+					CMD_SYNC,
+					sizeof(struct iwl_statistics_cmd),
+					&statistics_cmd);
+}
+
 /**
  * iwl_bg_statistics_periodic - Timer callback to queue statistics
  *
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.h
index 455231988d2464b3534c57a4a98c5fe2b87d6154..a2f68d5f51bb60520f48b8673529421560250945 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.h
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ void iwlagn_temperature(struct iwl_priv *priv);
 int iwlagn_txfifo_flush(struct iwl_priv *priv, u16 flush_control);
 void iwlagn_dev_txfifo_flush(struct iwl_priv *priv, u16 flush_control);
 int iwlagn_send_beacon_cmd(struct iwl_priv *priv);
+int iwl_send_statistics_request(struct iwl_priv *priv,
+				u8 flags, bool clear);
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
 int iwlagn_send_patterns(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 			 struct cfg80211_wowlan *wowlan);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
index e839719cdb49beaf5f278a9065f2cb7632bc9d34..ae542b7575c3eeb5a2c5c26668d32d03640193a6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
@@ -43,26 +43,6 @@
 
 const u8 iwl_bcast_addr[ETH_ALEN] = { 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF };
 
-int iwl_send_statistics_request(struct iwl_priv *priv, u8 flags, bool clear)
-{
-	struct iwl_statistics_cmd statistics_cmd = {
-		.configuration_flags =
-			clear ? IWL_STATS_CONF_CLEAR_STATS : 0,
-	};
-
-	if (flags & CMD_ASYNC)
-		return iwl_dvm_send_cmd_pdu(priv, REPLY_STATISTICS_CMD,
-					      CMD_ASYNC,
-					       sizeof(struct iwl_statistics_cmd),
-					       &statistics_cmd);
-	else
-		return iwl_dvm_send_cmd_pdu(priv, REPLY_STATISTICS_CMD,
-					CMD_SYNC,
-					sizeof(struct iwl_statistics_cmd),
-					&statistics_cmd);
-}
-
-
 
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUGFS
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h
index 4d17b85cb1e45c6cd1804749b79d01898642faed..db340ce4a18f5c761d9b6f239f73b7010154c1c6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h
@@ -153,9 +153,6 @@ int __must_check iwl_scan_initiate(struct iwl_priv *priv,
  *   S e n d i n g     H o s t     C o m m a n d s   *
  *****************************************************/
 
-extern int iwl_send_statistics_request(struct iwl_priv *priv,
-				       u8 flags, bool clear);
-
 static inline const struct ieee80211_supported_band *iwl_get_hw_mode(
 			struct iwl_priv *priv, enum ieee80211_band band)
 {