diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index 737fd0f..9346a6b 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -1041,6 +1041,7 @@
 void ieee80211_sta_work(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata);
 void ieee80211_sta_rx_queued_mgmt(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 				  struct sk_buff *skb);
+void ieee80211_sta_reset_beacon_monitor(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata);
 void ieee80211_sta_reset_conn_monitor(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata);
 
 /* IBSS code */
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index d7915ab..07d03e7 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
 		mod_timer(&ifmgd->timer, timeout);
 }
 
-static void mod_beacon_timer(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
+void ieee80211_sta_reset_beacon_monitor(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 {
 	if (sdata->local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_BEACON_FILTER)
 		return;
@@ -1390,7 +1390,7 @@
 	 * Also start the timer that will detect beacon loss.
 	 */
 	ieee80211_sta_rx_notify(sdata, (struct ieee80211_hdr *)mgmt);
-	mod_beacon_timer(sdata);
+	ieee80211_sta_reset_beacon_monitor(sdata);
 
 	return true;
 }
@@ -1493,7 +1493,7 @@
 		 * we have or will be receiving any beacons or data, so let's
 		 * schedule the timers again, just in case.
 		 */
-		mod_beacon_timer(sdata);
+		ieee80211_sta_reset_beacon_monitor(sdata);
 
 		mod_timer(&ifmgd->conn_mon_timer,
 			  round_jiffies_up(jiffies +
@@ -1619,7 +1619,7 @@
 	 * Push the beacon loss detection into the future since
 	 * we are processing a beacon from the AP just now.
 	 */
-	mod_beacon_timer(sdata);
+	ieee80211_sta_reset_beacon_monitor(sdata);
 
 	ncrc = crc32_be(0, (void *)&mgmt->u.beacon.beacon_int, 4);
 	ncrc = ieee802_11_parse_elems_crc(mgmt->u.beacon.variable,