diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index d2f16f49931d..f8ed8a8ce0b1 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -149,6 +149,21 @@ static int ecw2cw(int ecw)
 	return (1 << ecw) - 1;
 }
 
+static bool ieee80211_chandef_usable(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
+				     const struct cfg80211_chan_def *chandef,
+				     u32 prohibited_flags)
+{
+	if (!cfg80211_chandef_usable(sdata->local->hw.wiphy,
+				     chandef, prohibited_flags))
+		return false;
+
+	if (chandef->punctured &&
+	    ieee80211_hw_check(&sdata->local->hw, DISALLOW_PUNCTURING))
+		return false;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 struct ieee80211_determine_ap_chan_data {
 	/* input data */
 	struct ieee80211_channel *channel;
@@ -851,21 +866,6 @@ static void ieee80211_get_rates(struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
 	}
 }
 
-static bool ieee80211_chandef_usable(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
-				     const struct cfg80211_chan_def *chandef,
-				     u32 prohibited_flags)
-{
-	if (!cfg80211_chandef_usable(sdata->local->hw.wiphy,
-				     chandef, prohibited_flags))
-		return false;
-
-	if (chandef->punctured &&
-	    ieee80211_hw_check(&sdata->local->hw, DISALLOW_PUNCTURING))
-		return false;
-
-	return true;
-}
-
 static int ieee80211_chandef_num_subchans(const struct cfg80211_chan_def *c)
 {
 	if (c->width == NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_80P80)