diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-5000.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-5000.c
index a35af671f850ebcfa3a8dc505337c41f789d8e48..04c2585a6341f7c8806aff7e93f515e9897331a1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-5000.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-5000.c
@@ -1528,13 +1528,13 @@ static struct iwl_lib_ops iwl5000_lib = {
 	},
 };
 
-static struct iwl_ops iwl5000_ops = {
+struct iwl_ops iwl5000_ops = {
 	.lib = &iwl5000_lib,
 	.hcmd = &iwl5000_hcmd,
 	.utils = &iwl5000_hcmd_utils,
 };
 
-static struct iwl_mod_params iwl50_mod_params = {
+struct iwl_mod_params iwl50_mod_params = {
 	.num_of_queues = IWL50_NUM_QUEUES,
 	.num_of_ampdu_queues = IWL50_NUM_AMPDU_QUEUES,
 	.amsdu_size_8K = 1,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-dev.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-dev.h
index 9dc6e3cc247e3f95db13623ef201eb6820ae5dd6..2602944a08a3ad75e828adcf66d6d11419600bc0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-dev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-dev.h
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ extern struct iwl_cfg iwl5100_bg_cfg;
 extern struct iwl_cfg iwl5100_abg_cfg;
 extern struct iwl_cfg iwl5150_agn_cfg;
 
+/* shared structures from iwl-5000.c */
+extern struct iwl_mod_params iwl50_mod_params;
+extern struct iwl_ops iwl5000_ops;
+
 /* CT-KILL constants */
 #define CT_KILL_THRESHOLD	110 /* in Celsius */