diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index 2c7bdb81d30c..e568872203a5 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -5173,8 +5173,11 @@ size_t ieee80211_ie_split_ric(const u8 *ies, size_t ielen,
  * buffer starts, which may be @ielen if the entire (remainder)
  * of the buffer should be used.
  */
-size_t ieee80211_ie_split(const u8 *ies, size_t ielen,
-			  const u8 *ids, int n_ids, size_t offset);
+static inline size_t ieee80211_ie_split(const u8 *ies, size_t ielen,
+					const u8 *ids, int n_ids, size_t offset)
+{
+	return ieee80211_ie_split_ric(ies, ielen, ids, n_ids, NULL, 0, offset);
+}
 
 /**
  * cfg80211_report_wowlan_wakeup - report wakeup from WoWLAN
diff --git a/net/wireless/util.c b/net/wireless/util.c
index baf7218cec15..010a3c75a677 100644
--- a/net/wireless/util.c
+++ b/net/wireless/util.c
@@ -1325,13 +1325,6 @@ size_t ieee80211_ie_split_ric(const u8 *ies, size_t ielen,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee80211_ie_split_ric);
 
-size_t ieee80211_ie_split(const u8 *ies, size_t ielen,
-			  const u8 *ids, int n_ids, size_t offset)
-{
-	return ieee80211_ie_split_ric(ies, ielen, ids, n_ids, NULL, 0, offset);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee80211_ie_split);
-
 bool ieee80211_operating_class_to_band(u8 operating_class,
 				       enum ieee80211_band *band)
 {