diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_paprd.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_paprd.c
index 69f779237d28a1a8a1a59cc25e1753c32c948778..4c744793b4b61139494b4762526c29336189eb9b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_paprd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_paprd.c
@@ -50,11 +50,6 @@ static int ar9003_get_training_power_2g(struct ath_hw *ah)
 	return power;
 }
 
-static int get_streams(int mask)
-{
-	return !!(mask & BIT(0)) + !!(mask & BIT(1)) + !!(mask & BIT(2));
-}
-
 static int ar9003_get_training_power_5g(struct ath_hw *ah)
 {
 	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
index 97f22c4286032ec090cb2e682c81956b5df59053..fb64ab841dc1f4d16de22122c61a4937212592b8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
@@ -868,6 +868,11 @@ static inline struct ath_hw_ops *ath9k_hw_ops(struct ath_hw *ah)
 	return &ah->ops;
 }
 
+static inline u8 get_streams(int mask)
+{
+	return !!(mask & BIT(0)) + !!(mask & BIT(1)) + !!(mask & BIT(2));
+}
+
 /* Initialization, Detach, Reset */
 const char *ath9k_hw_probe(u16 vendorid, u16 devid);
 void ath9k_hw_deinit(struct ath_hw *ah);