diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211.h
index 1040bab9702a..c118551066c8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211.h
@@ -2485,6 +2485,10 @@ extern int ieee80211_wx_set_freq(struct ieee80211_device *ieee, struct iw_reques
 extern int ieee80211_wx_get_freq(struct ieee80211_device *ieee, struct iw_request_info *a,
 			     union iwreq_data *wrqu, char *b);
 
+/* ieee80211_module.c */
+extern int ieee80211_debug_init(void);
+extern void ieee80211_debug_exit(void);
+
 //extern void ieee80211_wx_sync_scan_wq(struct ieee80211_device *ieee);
 extern void ieee80211_wx_sync_scan_wq(struct work_struct *work);
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_core.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_core.c
index bd8a497af06e..eb96bedb1c53 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_core.c
@@ -4805,8 +4805,6 @@ static void rtl8192_usb_disconnect(struct usb_interface *intf)
 }
 
 /* fun with the built-in ieee80211 stack... */
-extern int ieee80211_debug_init(void);
-extern void ieee80211_debug_exit(void);
 extern int ieee80211_crypto_init(void);
 extern void ieee80211_crypto_deinit(void);
 extern int ieee80211_crypto_tkip_init(void);