diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_sdio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_sdio.c
index af6f3a4b9da07fc839e04710ce8f043350783f8d..e05c7845dbd780be2ab8901069778eceef151e71 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_sdio.c
@@ -3967,15 +3967,6 @@ brcmf_sdbrcm_watchdog(unsigned long data)
 	}
 }
 
-static void
-brcmf_sdbrcm_chip_detach(struct brcmf_bus *bus)
-{
-	brcmf_dbg(TRACE, "Enter\n");
-
-	kfree(bus->ci);
-	bus->ci = NULL;
-}
-
 static void brcmf_sdbrcm_release_dongle(struct brcmf_bus *bus)
 {
 	brcmf_dbg(TRACE, "Enter\n");
@@ -3983,7 +3974,7 @@ static void brcmf_sdbrcm_release_dongle(struct brcmf_bus *bus)
 	if (bus->ci) {
 		brcmf_sdbrcm_clkctl(bus, CLK_AVAIL, false);
 		brcmf_sdbrcm_clkctl(bus, CLK_NONE, false);
-		brcmf_sdbrcm_chip_detach(bus);
+		brcmf_sdio_chip_detach(&bus->ci);
 		if (bus->vars && bus->varsz)
 			kfree(bus->vars);
 		bus->vars = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/sdio_chip.c b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/sdio_chip.c
index 4acdda11d07e6b5330a4812adb8b8db57aea05ee..ea12a4c3c2fd0f0f9b067af14ae465d930518d89 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/sdio_chip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/sdio_chip.c
@@ -354,3 +354,12 @@ int brcmf_sdio_chip_attach(struct brcmf_sdio_dev *sdiodev,
 	kfree(ci);
 	return ret;
 }
+
+void
+brcmf_sdio_chip_detach(struct chip_info **ci_ptr)
+{
+	brcmf_dbg(TRACE, "Enter\n");
+
+	kfree(*ci_ptr);
+	*ci_ptr = NULL;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/sdio_chip.h b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/sdio_chip.h
index 6ad5ea6057d8126c76e212c1789bba2ebd2f9d67..13b09a49b7b096e41285fed1ea58a511c78f56fd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/sdio_chip.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/sdio_chip.h
@@ -141,5 +141,6 @@ extern void brcmf_sdio_chip_coredisable(struct brcmf_sdio_dev *sdiodev,
 					u32 corebase);
 extern int brcmf_sdio_chip_attach(struct brcmf_sdio_dev *sdiodev,
 				  struct chip_info **ci_ptr, u32 regs);
+extern void brcmf_sdio_chip_detach(struct chip_info **ci_ptr);
 
 #endif		/* _BRCMFMAC_SDIO_CHIP_H_ */