diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index 2c06f6965b7ddf987dc172f755f6a2b57ddcc022..ffc47c81a1613b072e2a069b9c846782773a1026 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -1913,32 +1913,6 @@ static int ieee80211_sta_active_ibss(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 }
 
 
-static void ieee80211_sta_expire(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, unsigned long exp_time)
-{
-	struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
-	struct sta_info *sta, *tmp;
-	LIST_HEAD(tmp_list);
-	DECLARE_MAC_BUF(mac);
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&local->sta_lock, flags);
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(sta, tmp, &local->sta_list, list)
-		if (time_after(jiffies, sta->last_rx + exp_time)) {
-#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_IBSS_DEBUG
-			printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: expiring inactive STA %s\n",
-			       sdata->dev->name, print_mac(mac, sta->addr));
-#endif
-			__sta_info_unlink(&sta);
-			if (sta)
-				list_add(&sta->list, &tmp_list);
-		}
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&local->sta_lock, flags);
-
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(sta, tmp, &tmp_list, list)
-		sta_info_destroy(sta);
-}
-
-
 static void ieee80211_sta_merge_ibss(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 				     struct ieee80211_if_sta *ifsta)
 {
diff --git a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
index f2ba653b9d69525601293b930e838f878db8f05b..3370b262563378a76f5ca6a43d821e21301de0b4 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ void sta_info_clear_tim_bit(struct sta_info *sta)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sta->local->sta_lock, flags);
 }
 
-void __sta_info_unlink(struct sta_info **sta)
+static void __sta_info_unlink(struct sta_info **sta)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_local *local = (*sta)->local;
 	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = (*sta)->sdata;
@@ -802,3 +802,29 @@ void sta_info_flush_delayed(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 		schedule_work(&local->sta_flush_work);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&local->sta_lock, flags);
 }
+
+void ieee80211_sta_expire(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
+			  unsigned long exp_time)
+{
+	struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
+	struct sta_info *sta, *tmp;
+	LIST_HEAD(tmp_list);
+	DECLARE_MAC_BUF(mac);
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&local->sta_lock, flags);
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(sta, tmp, &local->sta_list, list)
+		if (time_after(jiffies, sta->last_rx + exp_time)) {
+#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_IBSS_DEBUG
+			printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: expiring inactive STA %s\n",
+			       sdata->dev->name, print_mac(mac, sta->addr));
+#endif
+			__sta_info_unlink(&sta);
+			if (sta)
+				list_add(&sta->list, &tmp_list);
+		}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&local->sta_lock, flags);
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(sta, tmp, &tmp_list, list)
+		sta_info_destroy(sta);
+}
diff --git a/net/mac80211/sta_info.h b/net/mac80211/sta_info.h
index 4a581a5b5766f4fd3d17c024d047aae93500c172..22007990099169be95a3cc3759010aa94bfc7ffc 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/sta_info.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/sta_info.h
@@ -452,7 +452,6 @@ int sta_info_insert(struct sta_info *sta);
  * has already unlinked it.
  */
 void sta_info_unlink(struct sta_info **sta);
-void __sta_info_unlink(struct sta_info **sta);
 
 void sta_info_destroy(struct sta_info *sta);
 void sta_info_set_tim_bit(struct sta_info *sta);
@@ -464,5 +463,7 @@ void sta_info_stop(struct ieee80211_local *local);
 int sta_info_flush(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 		    struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata);
 void sta_info_flush_delayed(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata);
+void ieee80211_sta_expire(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
+			  unsigned long exp_time);
 
 #endif /* STA_INFO_H */