diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index a5a5a2915736..6ef8348b5e93 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -2956,6 +2956,19 @@ ieee80211_get_alt_retry_rate(const struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
  */
 void ieee80211_free_txskb(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb);
 
+/**
+ * ieee80211_purge_tx_queue - purge TX skb queue
+ * @hw: the hardware
+ * @skbs: the skbs
+ *
+ * Free a set of transmit skbs. Use this function when device is going to stop
+ * but some transmit skbs without TX status are still queued.
+ * This function does not take the list lock and the caller must hold the
+ * relevant locks to use it.
+ */
+void ieee80211_purge_tx_queue(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+			      struct sk_buff_head *skbs);
+
 /**
  * DOC: Hardware crypto acceleration
  *
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index 8a3af4144d3f..4cd413bd764f 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -1984,8 +1984,6 @@ void __ieee80211_subif_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 				  u32 info_flags,
 				  u32 ctrl_flags,
 				  u64 *cookie);
-void ieee80211_purge_tx_queue(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
-			      struct sk_buff_head *skbs);
 struct sk_buff *
 ieee80211_build_data_template(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 			      struct sk_buff *skb, u32 info_flags);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/status.c b/net/mac80211/status.c
index 3f9ddd7f04b6..3a96aa306616 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/status.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/status.c
@@ -1294,3 +1294,4 @@ void ieee80211_purge_tx_queue(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	while ((skb = __skb_dequeue(skbs)))
 		ieee80211_free_txskb(hw, skb);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee80211_purge_tx_queue);