diff --git a/include/net/ieee80211.h b/include/net/ieee80211.h
index 33b595ebef1fddf99c2bd4e57e2c6df08d569404..58f62224e7ea1c1ae79c4acab252d040e0db37ae 100644
--- a/include/net/ieee80211.h
+++ b/include/net/ieee80211.h
@@ -1045,6 +1045,34 @@ static inline u8 *ieee80211_get_payload(struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr)
 
 }
 
+static inline int ieee80211_is_ofdm_rate(u8 rate)
+{
+	switch (rate & ~IEEE80211_BASIC_RATE_MASK) {
+	case IEEE80211_OFDM_RATE_6MB:
+	case IEEE80211_OFDM_RATE_9MB:
+	case IEEE80211_OFDM_RATE_12MB:
+	case IEEE80211_OFDM_RATE_18MB:
+	case IEEE80211_OFDM_RATE_24MB:
+	case IEEE80211_OFDM_RATE_36MB:
+	case IEEE80211_OFDM_RATE_48MB:
+	case IEEE80211_OFDM_RATE_54MB:
+		return 1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline int ieee80211_is_cck_rate(u8 rate)
+{
+	switch (rate & ~IEEE80211_BASIC_RATE_MASK) {
+	case IEEE80211_CCK_RATE_1MB:
+	case IEEE80211_CCK_RATE_2MB:
+	case IEEE80211_CCK_RATE_5MB:
+	case IEEE80211_CCK_RATE_11MB:
+		return 1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /* ieee80211.c */
 extern void free_ieee80211(struct net_device *dev);
 extern struct net_device *alloc_ieee80211(int sizeof_priv);
diff --git a/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c b/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c
index fcf05bf677b8983c75868f2b0249c77f896b4038..2f4b16c1c14359702b388b4402d44c0cb5a9a57a 100644
--- a/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c
+++ b/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c
@@ -1020,22 +1020,6 @@ static int ieee80211_handle_assoc_resp(struct ieee80211_device *ieee, struct iee
 
 /***************************************************/
 
-static inline int ieee80211_is_ofdm_rate(u8 rate)
-{
-	switch (rate & ~IEEE80211_BASIC_RATE_MASK) {
-	case IEEE80211_OFDM_RATE_6MB:
-	case IEEE80211_OFDM_RATE_9MB:
-	case IEEE80211_OFDM_RATE_12MB:
-	case IEEE80211_OFDM_RATE_18MB:
-	case IEEE80211_OFDM_RATE_24MB:
-	case IEEE80211_OFDM_RATE_36MB:
-	case IEEE80211_OFDM_RATE_48MB:
-	case IEEE80211_OFDM_RATE_54MB:
-		return 1;
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static inline int ieee80211_network_init(struct ieee80211_device *ieee, struct ieee80211_probe_response
 					 *beacon,
 					 struct ieee80211_network *network,