diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index eb91102e48096d3ab744b8b357df34b6e5e22b74..361bb3ca335c6b9be26d971f78fcbcb36fe2a4ee 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -1762,8 +1762,6 @@ static inline int __ieee80211_resume(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 
 /* utility functions/constants */
 extern const void *const mac80211_wiphy_privid; /* for wiphy privid */
-u8 *ieee80211_get_bssid(struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr, size_t len,
-			enum nl80211_iftype type);
 int ieee80211_frame_duration(enum ieee80211_band band, size_t len,
 			     int rate, int erp, int short_preamble,
 			     int shift);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rx.c b/net/mac80211/rx.c
index aa57a2ab824599695f5219f39cb2a6e3d5fa0889..dd6bb2a54d45f8b791d10a2ccf83092998ba7efe 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rx.c
@@ -42,6 +42,51 @@ static inline void ieee80211_rx_stats(struct net_device *dev, u32 len)
 	u64_stats_update_end(&tstats->syncp);
 }
 
+static u8 *ieee80211_get_bssid(struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr, size_t len,
+			       enum nl80211_iftype type)
+{
+	__le16 fc = hdr->frame_control;
+
+	if (ieee80211_is_data(fc)) {
+		if (len < 24) /* drop incorrect hdr len (data) */
+			return NULL;
+
+		if (ieee80211_has_a4(fc))
+			return NULL;
+		if (ieee80211_has_tods(fc))
+			return hdr->addr1;
+		if (ieee80211_has_fromds(fc))
+			return hdr->addr2;
+
+		return hdr->addr3;
+	}
+
+	if (ieee80211_is_mgmt(fc)) {
+		if (len < 24) /* drop incorrect hdr len (mgmt) */
+			return NULL;
+		return hdr->addr3;
+	}
+
+	if (ieee80211_is_ctl(fc)) {
+		if (ieee80211_is_pspoll(fc))
+			return hdr->addr1;
+
+		if (ieee80211_is_back_req(fc)) {
+			switch (type) {
+			case NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION:
+				return hdr->addr2;
+			case NL80211_IFTYPE_AP:
+			case NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN:
+				return hdr->addr1;
+			default:
+				break; /* fall through to the return */
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 /*
  * monitor mode reception
  *
diff --git a/net/mac80211/util.c b/net/mac80211/util.c
index 43e5aadd7a894f04b7b2d7cf4b3d456ff7228400..7fb2c7bacc8cffb0e4f0fe5036fd34d75232697c 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/util.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/util.c
@@ -47,55 +47,6 @@ struct ieee80211_hw *wiphy_to_ieee80211_hw(struct wiphy *wiphy)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(wiphy_to_ieee80211_hw);
 
-u8 *ieee80211_get_bssid(struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr, size_t len,
-			enum nl80211_iftype type)
-{
-	__le16 fc = hdr->frame_control;
-
-	 /* drop ACK/CTS frames and incorrect hdr len (ctrl) */
-	if (len < 16)
-		return NULL;
-
-	if (ieee80211_is_data(fc)) {
-		if (len < 24) /* drop incorrect hdr len (data) */
-			return NULL;
-
-		if (ieee80211_has_a4(fc))
-			return NULL;
-		if (ieee80211_has_tods(fc))
-			return hdr->addr1;
-		if (ieee80211_has_fromds(fc))
-			return hdr->addr2;
-
-		return hdr->addr3;
-	}
-
-	if (ieee80211_is_mgmt(fc)) {
-		if (len < 24) /* drop incorrect hdr len (mgmt) */
-			return NULL;
-		return hdr->addr3;
-	}
-
-	if (ieee80211_is_ctl(fc)) {
-		if (ieee80211_is_pspoll(fc))
-			return hdr->addr1;
-
-		if (ieee80211_is_back_req(fc)) {
-			switch (type) {
-			case NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION:
-				return hdr->addr2;
-			case NL80211_IFTYPE_AP:
-			case NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN:
-				return hdr->addr1;
-			default:
-				break; /* fall through to the return */
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	return NULL;
-}
-
 void ieee80211_tx_set_protected(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb;