diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htt_rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htt_rx.c
index 86d082cf4eef..0bc7fe8c4b52 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htt_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htt_rx.c
@@ -2451,8 +2451,7 @@ bool ath10k_htt_t2h_msg_handler(struct ath10k *ar, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		u32 phymode = __le32_to_cpu(resp->chan_change.phymode);
 		u32 freq = __le32_to_cpu(resp->chan_change.freq);
 
-		ar->tgt_oper_chan =
-			__ieee80211_get_channel(ar->hw->wiphy, freq);
+		ar->tgt_oper_chan = ieee80211_get_channel(ar->hw->wiphy, freq);
 		ath10k_dbg(ar, ATH10K_DBG_HTT,
 			   "htt chan change freq %u phymode %s\n",
 			   freq, ath10k_wmi_phymode_str(phymode));
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
index 145cc4b5103b..1e3bd435a694 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
@@ -2078,7 +2078,7 @@ static int mwifiex_cfg80211_inform_ibss_bss(struct mwifiex_private *priv)
 	ie_len = ie_buf[1] + sizeof(struct ieee_types_header);
 
 	band = mwifiex_band_to_radio_type(priv->curr_bss_params.band);
-	chan = __ieee80211_get_channel(priv->wdev.wiphy,
+	chan = ieee80211_get_channel(priv->wdev.wiphy,
 			ieee80211_channel_to_frequency(bss_info.bss_chan,
 						       band));
 
diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index 814be4b4200c..ca2ac1ce5862 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -3955,26 +3955,15 @@ int ieee80211_channel_to_frequency(int chan, enum nl80211_band band);
  */
 int ieee80211_frequency_to_channel(int freq);
 
-/*
- * Name indirection necessary because the ieee80211 code also has
- * a function named "ieee80211_get_channel", so if you include
- * cfg80211's header file you get cfg80211's version, if you try
- * to include both header files you'll (rightfully!) get a symbol
- * clash.
- */
-struct ieee80211_channel *__ieee80211_get_channel(struct wiphy *wiphy,
-						  int freq);
 /**
  * ieee80211_get_channel - get channel struct from wiphy for specified frequency
+ *
  * @wiphy: the struct wiphy to get the channel for
  * @freq: the center frequency of the channel
+ *
  * Return: The channel struct from @wiphy at @freq.
  */
-static inline struct ieee80211_channel *
-ieee80211_get_channel(struct wiphy *wiphy, int freq)
-{
-	return __ieee80211_get_channel(wiphy, freq);
-}
+struct ieee80211_channel *ieee80211_get_channel(struct wiphy *wiphy, int freq);
 
 /**
  * ieee80211_get_response_rate - get basic rate for a given rate
diff --git a/net/wireless/util.c b/net/wireless/util.c
index e9d040d29846..2cf7df8173b6 100644
--- a/net/wireless/util.c
+++ b/net/wireless/util.c
@@ -114,8 +114,7 @@ int ieee80211_frequency_to_channel(int freq)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee80211_frequency_to_channel);
 
-struct ieee80211_channel *__ieee80211_get_channel(struct wiphy *wiphy,
-						  int freq)
+struct ieee80211_channel *ieee80211_get_channel(struct wiphy *wiphy, int freq)
 {
 	enum nl80211_band band;
 	struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband;
@@ -135,7 +134,7 @@ struct ieee80211_channel *__ieee80211_get_channel(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 
 	return NULL;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(__ieee80211_get_channel);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee80211_get_channel);
 
 static void set_mandatory_flags_band(struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
 				     enum nl80211_band band)