diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/dma.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/dma.c
index 802e40e42040..d3e2036a1974 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/dma.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/dma.c
@@ -19,12 +19,6 @@ int mt7921_init_tx_queues(struct mt7921_phy *phy, int idx, int n_desc)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void mt7921_tx_cleanup(struct mt7921_dev *dev)
-{
-	mt76_queue_tx_cleanup(dev, dev->mt76.q_mcu[MT_MCUQ_WM], false);
-	mt76_queue_tx_cleanup(dev, dev->mt76.q_mcu[MT_MCUQ_WA], false);
-}
-
 static int mt7921_poll_tx(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 {
 	struct mt7921_dev *dev;
@@ -37,7 +31,7 @@ static int mt7921_poll_tx(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	mt7921_tx_cleanup(dev);
+	mt7921_mcu_tx_cleanup(dev);
 	if (napi_complete(napi))
 		mt7921_irq_enable(dev, MT_INT_TX_DONE_ALL);
 	mt76_connac_pm_unref(&dev->mphy, &dev->pm);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/mac.c
index 0857d523bb06..eb27d8ab4a8b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/mac.c
@@ -1386,7 +1386,7 @@ void mt7921_pm_wake_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		mt76_for_each_q_rx(&dev->mt76, i)
 			napi_schedule(&dev->mt76.napi[i]);
 		mt76_connac_pm_dequeue_skbs(mphy, &dev->pm);
-		mt7921_tx_cleanup(dev);
+		mt7921_mcu_tx_cleanup(dev);
 		if (test_bit(MT76_STATE_RUNNING, &mphy->state))
 			ieee80211_queue_delayed_work(mphy->hw, &mphy->mac_work,
 						     MT7921_WATCHDOG_TIME);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/mt7921.h b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/mt7921.h
index 70c0f41180a1..a6c3661b2bdd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/mt7921.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/mt7921.h
@@ -316,6 +316,12 @@ static inline bool mt7921_dma_need_reinit(struct mt7921_dev *dev)
 	return !mt76_get_field(dev, MT_WFDMA_DUMMY_CR, MT_WFDMA_NEED_REINIT);
 }
 
+static inline void mt7921_mcu_tx_cleanup(struct mt7921_dev *dev)
+{
+	mt76_queue_tx_cleanup(dev, dev->mt76.q_mcu[MT_MCUQ_WM], false);
+	mt76_queue_tx_cleanup(dev, dev->mt76.q_mcu[MT_MCUQ_WA], false);
+}
+
 int mt7921_mac_init(struct mt7921_dev *dev);
 bool mt7921_mac_wtbl_update(struct mt7921_dev *dev, int idx, u32 mask);
 void mt7921_mac_reset_counters(struct mt7921_phy *phy);
@@ -330,7 +336,6 @@ void mt7921_mac_work(struct work_struct *work);
 void mt7921_mac_reset_work(struct work_struct *work);
 void mt7921_mac_update_mib_stats(struct mt7921_phy *phy);
 void mt7921_reset(struct mt76_dev *mdev);
-void mt7921_tx_cleanup(struct mt7921_dev *dev);
 int mt7921e_tx_prepare_skb(struct mt76_dev *mdev, void *txwi_ptr,
 			   enum mt76_txq_id qid, struct mt76_wcid *wcid,
 			   struct ieee80211_sta *sta,