diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_cmd.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_cmd.c
index 269afe8cfd2a..b793edba5505 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_cmd.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ int r8712_init_evt_priv(struct evt_priv *pevtpriv)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void _free_evt_priv(struct evt_priv *pevtpriv)
+void r8712_free_evt_priv(struct evt_priv *pevtpriv)
 {
 	kfree(pevtpriv->evt_allocated_buf);
 }
@@ -135,11 +135,6 @@ static struct cmd_obj *_dequeue_cmd(struct  __queue *queue)
 	return obj;
 }
 
-void r8712_free_evt_priv(struct evt_priv *pevtpriv)
-{
-	_free_evt_priv(pevtpriv);
-}
-
 void r8712_enqueue_cmd(struct cmd_priv *pcmdpriv, struct cmd_obj *obj)
 {
 	if (pcmdpriv->padapter->eeprompriv.bautoload_fail_flag)