diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c
index d3a0378b547f..258a234feb71 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c
@@ -1297,13 +1297,6 @@ int iwl_mvm_add_sta(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int iwl_mvm_update_sta(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
-		       struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
-		       struct ieee80211_sta *sta)
-{
-	return iwl_mvm_sta_send_to_fw(mvm, sta, true, 0);
-}
-
 int iwl_mvm_drain_sta(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct iwl_mvm_sta *mvmsta,
 		      bool drain)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.h b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.h
index 709542bbfce5..e068d5355865 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.h
@@ -473,9 +473,14 @@ int iwl_mvm_sta_send_to_fw(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
 int iwl_mvm_add_sta(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 		    struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 		    struct ieee80211_sta *sta);
-int iwl_mvm_update_sta(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
-		       struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
-		       struct ieee80211_sta *sta);
+
+static inline int iwl_mvm_update_sta(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
+				     struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
+				     struct ieee80211_sta *sta)
+{
+	return iwl_mvm_sta_send_to_fw(mvm, sta, true, 0);
+}
+
 int iwl_mvm_rm_sta(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 		   struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 		   struct ieee80211_sta *sta);