diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index 8718401cbd89eed0a5bdd01ffc7b768523d3e249..df32df383f529c55a6eb386954b621f40aaa9586 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -873,8 +873,8 @@ static int ieee80211_set_probe_resp(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int ieee80211_assign_beacon(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
-			    struct cfg80211_beacon_data *params)
+static int ieee80211_assign_beacon(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
+				   struct cfg80211_beacon_data *params)
 {
 	struct beacon_data *new, *old;
 	int new_head_len, new_tail_len;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index 44330b8e1c14359a4026025a3380b8e9da1c279f..2874628758579d21d26e2f64167e862f418a20db 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -1461,8 +1461,6 @@ void ieee80211_del_virtual_monitor(struct ieee80211_local *local);
 
 bool __ieee80211_recalc_txpower(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata);
 void ieee80211_recalc_txpower(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata);
-int ieee80211_assign_beacon(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
-			    struct cfg80211_beacon_data *params);
 
 static inline bool ieee80211_sdata_running(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 {