diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_mlme.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_mlme.c
index 7c7267d0fc9e..57d8e7dceef7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_mlme.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_mlme.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 static void update_ht_cap(struct _adapter *padapter, u8 *pie, uint ie_len);
 
-static sint _init_mlme_priv(struct _adapter *padapter)
+int r8712_init_mlme_priv(struct _adapter *padapter)
 {
 	sint	i;
 	u8	*pbuf;
@@ -205,11 +205,6 @@ u8 *r8712_get_capability_from_ie(u8 *ie)
 	return ie + 8 + 2;
 }
 
-int r8712_init_mlme_priv(struct _adapter *padapter)
-{
-	return _init_mlme_priv(padapter);
-}
-
 void r8712_free_mlme_priv(struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv)
 {
 	kfree(pmlmepriv->free_bss_buf);