diff --git a/net/mac80211/driver-ops.c b/net/mac80211/driver-ops.c
index b85f6ff5f6c30df06e6cf75a4568f7326365ba40..b284e6e0c376a719b0d6a2cd14b97c52a9caa272 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/driver-ops.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/driver-ops.c
@@ -8,6 +8,60 @@
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "driver-ops.h"
 
+int drv_add_interface(struct ieee80211_local *local,
+		      struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	might_sleep();
+
+	if (WARN_ON(sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN ||
+		    (sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR &&
+		     !ieee80211_hw_check(&local->hw, WANT_MONITOR_VIF) &&
+		     !(sdata->u.mntr_flags & MONITOR_FLAG_ACTIVE))))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	trace_drv_add_interface(local, sdata);
+	ret = local->ops->add_interface(&local->hw, &sdata->vif);
+	trace_drv_return_int(local, ret);
+
+	if (ret == 0)
+		sdata->flags |= IEEE80211_SDATA_IN_DRIVER;
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int drv_change_interface(struct ieee80211_local *local,
+			 struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
+			 enum nl80211_iftype type, bool p2p)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	might_sleep();
+
+	if (!check_sdata_in_driver(sdata))
+		return -EIO;
+
+	trace_drv_change_interface(local, sdata, type, p2p);
+	ret = local->ops->change_interface(&local->hw, &sdata->vif, type, p2p);
+	trace_drv_return_int(local, ret);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+void drv_remove_interface(struct ieee80211_local *local,
+			  struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
+{
+	might_sleep();
+
+	if (!check_sdata_in_driver(sdata))
+		return;
+
+	trace_drv_remove_interface(local, sdata);
+	local->ops->remove_interface(&local->hw, &sdata->vif);
+	sdata->flags &= ~IEEE80211_SDATA_IN_DRIVER;
+	trace_drv_return_void(local);
+}
+
 __must_check
 int drv_sta_state(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 		  struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
diff --git a/net/mac80211/driver-ops.h b/net/mac80211/driver-ops.h
index 2937bcbc32e06550e9c6ad7fb6278a2041fb9116..0baeefdd89a01446451856b2b2e0decc8fbe3713 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/driver-ops.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/driver-ops.h
@@ -137,59 +137,15 @@ static inline void drv_set_wakeup(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 }
 #endif
 
-static inline int drv_add_interface(struct ieee80211_local *local,
-				    struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
-{
-	int ret;
-
-	might_sleep();
-
-	if (WARN_ON(sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN ||
-		    (sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR &&
-		     !ieee80211_hw_check(&local->hw, WANT_MONITOR_VIF) &&
-		     !(sdata->u.mntr_flags & MONITOR_FLAG_ACTIVE))))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	trace_drv_add_interface(local, sdata);
-	ret = local->ops->add_interface(&local->hw, &sdata->vif);
-	trace_drv_return_int(local, ret);
-
-	if (ret == 0)
-		sdata->flags |= IEEE80211_SDATA_IN_DRIVER;
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
-static inline int drv_change_interface(struct ieee80211_local *local,
-				       struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
-				       enum nl80211_iftype type, bool p2p)
-{
-	int ret;
-
-	might_sleep();
-
-	if (!check_sdata_in_driver(sdata))
-		return -EIO;
-
-	trace_drv_change_interface(local, sdata, type, p2p);
-	ret = local->ops->change_interface(&local->hw, &sdata->vif, type, p2p);
-	trace_drv_return_int(local, ret);
-	return ret;
-}
+int drv_add_interface(struct ieee80211_local *local,
+		      struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata);
 
-static inline void drv_remove_interface(struct ieee80211_local *local,
-					struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
-{
-	might_sleep();
-
-	if (!check_sdata_in_driver(sdata))
-		return;
+int drv_change_interface(struct ieee80211_local *local,
+			 struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
+			 enum nl80211_iftype type, bool p2p);
 
-	trace_drv_remove_interface(local, sdata);
-	local->ops->remove_interface(&local->hw, &sdata->vif);
-	sdata->flags &= ~IEEE80211_SDATA_IN_DRIVER;
-	trace_drv_return_void(local);
-}
+void drv_remove_interface(struct ieee80211_local *local,
+			  struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata);
 
 static inline int drv_config(struct ieee80211_local *local, u32 changed)
 {