diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
index 5c1ea0b2c6a2..8684f2639716 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
@@ -3891,6 +3891,24 @@ static void iwl_hw_detect(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 	IWL_DEBUG_INFO(priv, "HW Revision ID = 0x%X\n", priv->rev_id);
 }
 
+static int iwl_set_hw_params(struct iwl_priv *priv)
+{
+	priv->hw_params.max_rxq_size = RX_QUEUE_SIZE;
+	priv->hw_params.max_rxq_log = RX_QUEUE_SIZE_LOG;
+	if (priv->cfg->mod_params->amsdu_size_8K)
+		priv->hw_params.rx_page_order = get_order(IWL_RX_BUF_SIZE_8K);
+	else
+		priv->hw_params.rx_page_order = get_order(IWL_RX_BUF_SIZE_4K);
+
+	priv->hw_params.max_beacon_itrvl = IWL_MAX_UCODE_BEACON_INTERVAL;
+
+	if (priv->cfg->mod_params->disable_11n)
+		priv->cfg->sku &= ~IWL_SKU_N;
+
+	/* Device-specific setup */
+	return priv->cfg->ops->lib->set_hw_params(priv);
+}
+
 static int iwl_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 {
 	int err = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
index db8f15f3df46..78882f9ab459 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
@@ -1365,25 +1365,6 @@ void iwl_configure_filter(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_configure_filter);
 
-int iwl_set_hw_params(struct iwl_priv *priv)
-{
-	priv->hw_params.max_rxq_size = RX_QUEUE_SIZE;
-	priv->hw_params.max_rxq_log = RX_QUEUE_SIZE_LOG;
-	if (priv->cfg->mod_params->amsdu_size_8K)
-		priv->hw_params.rx_page_order = get_order(IWL_RX_BUF_SIZE_8K);
-	else
-		priv->hw_params.rx_page_order = get_order(IWL_RX_BUF_SIZE_4K);
-
-	priv->hw_params.max_beacon_itrvl = IWL_MAX_UCODE_BEACON_INTERVAL;
-
-	if (priv->cfg->mod_params->disable_11n)
-		priv->cfg->sku &= ~IWL_SKU_N;
-
-	/* Device-specific setup */
-	return priv->cfg->ops->lib->set_hw_params(priv);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_set_hw_params);
-
 int iwl_set_tx_power(struct iwl_priv *priv, s8 tx_power, bool force)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h
index ac16f582d6d3..cca7428c238f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h
@@ -374,7 +374,6 @@ void iwl_irq_handle_error(struct iwl_priv *priv);
 void iwl_configure_filter(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 			  unsigned int changed_flags,
 			  unsigned int *total_flags, u64 multicast);
-int iwl_set_hw_params(struct iwl_priv *priv);
 void iwl_post_associate(struct iwl_priv *priv, struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
 void iwl_bss_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 				     struct ieee80211_vif *vif,