diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/htc.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/htc.c
index a359332b87fcc21438a701f1d1094655e6cdd056..052dc1989c13e8881b94f39450fdf55b2add9551 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/htc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/htc.c
@@ -1723,9 +1723,8 @@ static int htc_fetch_rxpkts(struct htc_target *target,
 	return status;
 }
 
-static int htc_rxmsg_pending_handler(struct htc_target *target,
-				     u32 msg_look_ahead[],
-				     int *num_pkts)
+int htc_rxmsg_pending_handler(struct htc_target *target, u32 msg_look_ahead[],
+			      int *num_pkts)
 {
 	struct htc_packet *packets, *tmp_pkt;
 	struct htc_endpoint *endpoint;
@@ -2388,7 +2387,6 @@ void *htc_create(struct ath6kl *ar)
 
 	target->dev->ar = ar;
 	target->dev->htc_cnxt = target;
-	target->dev->msg_pending = htc_rxmsg_pending_handler;
 	target->ep_waiting = ENDPOINT_MAX;
 
 	reset_ep_state(target);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/htc.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/htc.h
index ff0ed6fe7ee8fe05a7ce0a111de757ea0973f44e..fba226ebcbfb3e7b7ffe59475376db0ee9758905 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/htc.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/htc.h
@@ -549,6 +549,8 @@ void htc_indicate_activity_change(struct htc_target *target,
 				  enum htc_endpoint_id endpoint, bool active);
 int htc_get_rxbuf_num(struct htc_target *target, enum htc_endpoint_id endpoint);
 int htc_add_rxbuf_multiple(struct htc_target *target, struct list_head *pktq);
+int htc_rxmsg_pending_handler(struct htc_target *target, u32 msg_look_ahead[],
+			      int *n_pkts);
 
 static inline void set_htc_pkt_info(struct htc_packet *packet, void *context,
 				    u8 *buf, unsigned int len,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/htc_hif.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/htc_hif.c
index 043f85fc6dbbb2452bdbdd9f1f7a704b4d81735f..386bc2874bb558aa1a844b0a2f198c9f56b47282 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/htc_hif.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/htc_hif.c
@@ -416,7 +416,8 @@ static int proc_pending_irqs(struct ath6kl_device *dev, bool *done)
 		 * improve performance by reducing context switching when
 		 * we rapidly pull packets.
 		 */
-		status = dev->msg_pending(dev->htc_cnxt, &lk_ahd, &fetched);
+		status = htc_rxmsg_pending_handler(dev->htc_cnxt,
+						   &lk_ahd, &fetched);
 		if (status)
 			goto out;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/htc_hif.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/htc_hif.h
index 5e65f1e28d16f81339faf815cd7478d268e645b5..8a8dfddcce8a60ee48dc47cb51ccd9ddbb985e3a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/htc_hif.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/htc_hif.h
@@ -82,8 +82,6 @@ struct ath6kl_device {
 	u32 block_sz;
 	u32 block_mask;
 	struct htc_target *htc_cnxt;
-	int (*msg_pending) (struct htc_target *target, u32 lk_ahds[],
-			    int *npkts_fetched);
 	struct hif_dev_scat_sup_info hif_scat_info;
 	int max_rx_bndl_sz;
 	int max_tx_bndl_sz;