diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
index 60da86a8d95b..2f2f3a5ad86a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
@@ -738,6 +738,24 @@ void brcmf_remove_interface(struct brcmf_if *ifp, bool rtnl_locked)
 	brcmf_del_if(ifp->drvr, ifp->bsscfgidx, rtnl_locked);
 }
 
+static int brcmf_psm_watchdog_notify(struct brcmf_if *ifp,
+				     const struct brcmf_event_msg *evtmsg,
+				     void *data)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	brcmf_dbg(TRACE, "enter: bsscfgidx=%d\n", ifp->bsscfgidx);
+
+	brcmf_err("PSM's watchdog has fired!\n");
+
+	err = brcmf_debug_create_memdump(ifp->drvr->bus_if, data,
+					 evtmsg->datalen);
+	if (err)
+		brcmf_err("Failed to get memory dump, %d\n", err);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_INET
 #define ARPOL_MAX_ENTRIES	8
 static int brcmf_inetaddr_changed(struct notifier_block *nb,
@@ -917,6 +935,10 @@ int brcmf_attach(struct device *dev, struct brcmf_mp_device *settings)
 		goto fail;
 	}
 
+	/* Attach to events important for core code */
+	brcmf_fweh_register(drvr, BRCMF_E_PSM_WATCHDOG,
+			    brcmf_psm_watchdog_notify);
+
 	/* attach firmware event handler */
 	brcmf_fweh_attach(drvr);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/debug.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/debug.c
index f4644cf371c7..1447a8352383 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/debug.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/debug.c
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
 
 static struct dentry *root_folder;
 
-static int brcmf_debug_create_memdump(struct brcmf_bus *bus, const void *data,
-				      size_t len)
+int brcmf_debug_create_memdump(struct brcmf_bus *bus, const void *data,
+			       size_t len)
 {
 	void *dump;
 	size_t ramsize;
@@ -54,24 +54,6 @@ static int brcmf_debug_create_memdump(struct brcmf_bus *bus, const void *data,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int brcmf_debug_psm_watchdog_notify(struct brcmf_if *ifp,
-					   const struct brcmf_event_msg *evtmsg,
-					   void *data)
-{
-	int err;
-
-	brcmf_dbg(TRACE, "enter: bsscfgidx=%d\n", ifp->bsscfgidx);
-
-	brcmf_err("PSM's watchdog has fired!\n");
-
-	err = brcmf_debug_create_memdump(ifp->drvr->bus_if, data,
-					 evtmsg->datalen);
-	if (err)
-		brcmf_err("Failed to get memory dump, %d\n", err);
-
-	return err;
-}
-
 void brcmf_debugfs_init(void)
 {
 	root_folder = debugfs_create_dir(KBUILD_MODNAME, NULL);
@@ -99,9 +81,7 @@ int brcmf_debug_attach(struct brcmf_pub *drvr)
 	if (IS_ERR(drvr->dbgfs_dir))
 		return PTR_ERR(drvr->dbgfs_dir);
 
-
-	return brcmf_fweh_register(drvr, BRCMF_E_PSM_WATCHDOG,
-				   brcmf_debug_psm_watchdog_notify);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 void brcmf_debug_detach(struct brcmf_pub *drvr)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/debug.h b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/debug.h
index 066126123e96..389166abb520 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/debug.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/debug.h
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ do {									\
 
 extern int brcmf_msg_level;
 
+struct brcmf_bus;
 struct brcmf_pub;
 #ifdef DEBUG
 void brcmf_debugfs_init(void);
@@ -108,6 +109,8 @@ void brcmf_debug_detach(struct brcmf_pub *drvr);
 struct dentry *brcmf_debugfs_get_devdir(struct brcmf_pub *drvr);
 int brcmf_debugfs_add_entry(struct brcmf_pub *drvr, const char *fn,
 			    int (*read_fn)(struct seq_file *seq, void *data));
+int brcmf_debug_create_memdump(struct brcmf_bus *bus, const void *data,
+			       size_t len);
 #else
 static inline void brcmf_debugfs_init(void)
 {
@@ -128,6 +131,12 @@ int brcmf_debugfs_add_entry(struct brcmf_pub *drvr, const char *fn,
 {
 	return 0;
 }
+static inline
+int brcmf_debug_create_memdump(struct brcmf_bus *bus, const void *data,
+			       size_t len)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
 #endif
 
 #endif /* BRCMFMAC_DEBUG_H */