diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/asix.h b/drivers/net/usb/asix.h
index 346c032aa795..bdaa12d07a12 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/asix.h
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/asix.h
@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@ struct asix_common_private {
 	struct asix_rx_fixup_info rx_fixup_info;
 };
 
+extern const struct driver_info ax88172a_info;
+
 /* ASIX specific flags */
 #define FLAG_EEPROM_MAC		(1UL << 0)  /* init device MAC from eeprom */
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/asix_devices.c b/drivers/net/usb/asix_devices.c
index b96ad4f15b8a..386a3df53678 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/asix_devices.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/asix_devices.c
@@ -946,8 +946,6 @@ static const struct driver_info hg20f9_info = {
 	.data = FLAG_EEPROM_MAC,
 };
 
-extern const struct driver_info ax88172a_info;
-
 static const struct usb_device_id	products [] = {
 {
 	// Linksys USB200M