diff --git a/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel_ht.h b/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel_ht.h
index 696c0fc6e0b7..462d2b227ed5 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel_ht.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel_ht.h
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ struct mcs_group {
 	unsigned int duration[MCS_GROUP_RATES];
 };
 
+extern const struct mcs_group minstrel_mcs_groups[];
+
 struct minstrel_rate_stats {
 	/* current / last sampling period attempts/success counters */
 	unsigned int attempts, last_attempts;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel_ht_debugfs.c b/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel_ht_debugfs.c
index 4fb3ccbd8b40..4a5a4b3e7799 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel_ht_debugfs.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel_ht_debugfs.c
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 #include "rc80211_minstrel.h"
 #include "rc80211_minstrel_ht.h"
 
-extern const struct mcs_group minstrel_mcs_groups[];
-
 static int
 minstrel_ht_stats_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {