diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
index 938c10f7955b..a4c435abe15f 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
@@ -2417,6 +2417,33 @@ static int ieee80211_lookup_ra_sta(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int ieee80211_store_ack_skb(struct ieee80211_local *local,
+				   struct sk_buff *skb,
+				   u32 *info_flags)
+{
+	struct sk_buff *ack_skb = skb_clone_sk(skb);
+	u16 info_id = 0;
+
+	if (ack_skb) {
+		unsigned long flags;
+		int id;
+
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&local->ack_status_lock, flags);
+		id = idr_alloc(&local->ack_status_frames, ack_skb,
+			       1, 0x10000, GFP_ATOMIC);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&local->ack_status_lock, flags);
+
+		if (id >= 0) {
+			info_id = id;
+			*info_flags |= IEEE80211_TX_CTL_REQ_TX_STATUS;
+		} else {
+			kfree_skb(ack_skb);
+		}
+	}
+
+	return info_id;
+}
+
 /**
  * ieee80211_build_hdr - build 802.11 header in the given frame
  * @sdata: virtual interface to build the header for
@@ -2710,26 +2737,8 @@ static struct sk_buff *ieee80211_build_hdr(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	}
 
 	if (unlikely(!multicast && skb->sk &&
-		     skb_shinfo(skb)->tx_flags & SKBTX_WIFI_STATUS)) {
-		struct sk_buff *ack_skb = skb_clone_sk(skb);
-
-		if (ack_skb) {
-			unsigned long flags;
-			int id;
-
-			spin_lock_irqsave(&local->ack_status_lock, flags);
-			id = idr_alloc(&local->ack_status_frames, ack_skb,
-				       1, 0x10000, GFP_ATOMIC);
-			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&local->ack_status_lock, flags);
-
-			if (id >= 0) {
-				info_id = id;
-				info_flags |= IEEE80211_TX_CTL_REQ_TX_STATUS;
-			} else {
-				kfree_skb(ack_skb);
-			}
-		}
-	}
+		     skb_shinfo(skb)->tx_flags & SKBTX_WIFI_STATUS))
+		info_id = ieee80211_store_ack_skb(local, skb, &info_flags);
 
 	/*
 	 * If the skb is shared we need to obtain our own copy.