diff --git a/drivers/nfc/st21nfca/st21nfca.c b/drivers/nfc/st21nfca/st21nfca.c
index a89e56c2c749..f2596c8d68b0 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/st21nfca/st21nfca.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/st21nfca/st21nfca.c
@@ -77,10 +77,6 @@
 	((p & 0x0f) == (ST21NFCA_DM_PIPE_CREATED | ST21NFCA_DM_PIPE_OPEN))
 
 #define ST21NFCA_NFC_MODE			0x03	/* NFC_MODE parameter*/
-#define ST21NFCA_EVT_FIELD_ON			0x11
-#define ST21NFCA_EVT_CARD_DEACTIVATED		0x12
-#define ST21NFCA_EVT_CARD_ACTIVATED		0x13
-#define ST21NFCA_EVT_FIELD_OFF			0x14
 
 static DECLARE_BITMAP(dev_mask, ST21NFCA_NUM_DEVICES);
 
@@ -841,31 +837,11 @@ static int st21nfca_hci_check_presence(struct nfc_hci_dev *hdev,
 static int st21nfca_hci_event_received(struct nfc_hci_dev *hdev, u8 gate,
 				       u8 event, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	int r;
-	struct st21nfca_hci_info *info = nfc_hci_get_clientdata(hdev);
+	pr_debug("hci event: %d gate: %x\n", event, gate);
 
-	pr_debug("hci event: %d\n", event);
-
-	switch (event) {
-	case ST21NFCA_EVT_CARD_ACTIVATED:
-		if (gate == ST21NFCA_RF_CARD_F_GATE)
-			info->dep_info.curr_nfc_dep_pni = 0;
-		break;
-	case ST21NFCA_EVT_CARD_DEACTIVATED:
-		break;
-	case ST21NFCA_EVT_FIELD_ON:
-		break;
-	case ST21NFCA_EVT_FIELD_OFF:
-		break;
-	case ST21NFCA_EVT_SEND_DATA:
-		if (gate == ST21NFCA_RF_CARD_F_GATE) {
-			r = st21nfca_tm_event_send_data(hdev, skb, gate);
-			if (r < 0)
-				return r;
-			return 0;
-		}
-		info->dep_info.curr_nfc_dep_pni = 0;
-		return 1;
+	switch (gate) {
+	case ST21NFCA_RF_CARD_F_GATE:
+		return st21nfca_dep_event_received(hdev, event, skb);
 	default:
 		return 1;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/nfc/st21nfca/st21nfca.h b/drivers/nfc/st21nfca/st21nfca.h
index a0b77f1ba6d9..7c2a85292230 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/st21nfca/st21nfca.h
+++ b/drivers/nfc/st21nfca/st21nfca.h
@@ -85,6 +85,4 @@ struct st21nfca_hci_info {
 
 #define ST21NFCA_RF_CARD_F_GATE 0x24
 
-#define ST21NFCA_EVT_SEND_DATA 0x10
-
 #endif /* __LOCAL_ST21NFCA_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/nfc/st21nfca/st21nfca_dep.c b/drivers/nfc/st21nfca/st21nfca_dep.c
index bfb6df56c505..8882181d65de 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/st21nfca/st21nfca_dep.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/st21nfca/st21nfca_dep.c
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@
 #define ST21NFCA_LR_BITS_PAYLOAD_SIZE_254B 0x30
 #define ST21NFCA_GB_BIT  0x02
 
+#define ST21NFCA_EVT_SEND_DATA		0x10
+#define ST21NFCA_EVT_FIELD_ON           0x11
+#define ST21NFCA_EVT_CARD_DEACTIVATED   0x12
+#define ST21NFCA_EVT_CARD_ACTIVATED     0x13
+#define ST21NFCA_EVT_FIELD_OFF          0x14
+
 #define ST21NFCA_EVT_CARD_F_BITRATE 0x16
 #define ST21NFCA_EVT_READER_F_BITRATE 0x13
 #define	ST21NFCA_PSL_REQ_SEND_SPEED(brs) (brs & 0x38)
@@ -372,8 +378,8 @@ exit:
 	return r;
 }
 
-int st21nfca_tm_event_send_data(struct nfc_hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *skb,
-				u8 gate)
+static int st21nfca_tm_event_send_data(struct nfc_hci_dev *hdev,
+				struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	u8 cmd0, cmd1;
 	int r;
@@ -400,7 +406,42 @@ int st21nfca_tm_event_send_data(struct nfc_hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	}
 	return r;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(st21nfca_tm_event_send_data);
+
+/*
+ * Returns:
+ * <= 0: driver handled the event, skb consumed
+ *    1: driver does not handle the event, please do standard processing
+ */
+int st21nfca_dep_event_received(struct nfc_hci_dev *hdev,
+				u8 event, struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	int r = 0;
+	struct st21nfca_hci_info *info = nfc_hci_get_clientdata(hdev);
+
+	pr_debug("dep event: %d\n", event);
+
+	switch (event) {
+	case ST21NFCA_EVT_CARD_ACTIVATED:
+		info->dep_info.curr_nfc_dep_pni = 0;
+		break;
+	case ST21NFCA_EVT_CARD_DEACTIVATED:
+		break;
+	case ST21NFCA_EVT_FIELD_ON:
+		break;
+	case ST21NFCA_EVT_FIELD_OFF:
+		break;
+	case ST21NFCA_EVT_SEND_DATA:
+		r = st21nfca_tm_event_send_data(hdev, skb);
+		if (r < 0)
+			return r;
+		return 0;
+	default:
+		return 1;
+	}
+	kfree_skb(skb);
+	return r;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(st21nfca_dep_event_received);
 
 static void st21nfca_im_send_psl_req(struct nfc_hci_dev *hdev, u8 did, u8 bsi,
 				     u8 bri, u8 lri)
diff --git a/drivers/nfc/st21nfca/st21nfca_dep.h b/drivers/nfc/st21nfca/st21nfca_dep.h
index ca213dee9c6e..baf4664b4fc4 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/st21nfca/st21nfca_dep.h
+++ b/drivers/nfc/st21nfca/st21nfca_dep.h
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ struct st21nfca_dep_info {
 	u8 lri;
 } __packed;
 
-int st21nfca_tm_event_send_data(struct nfc_hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *skb,
-				u8 gate);
+int st21nfca_dep_event_received(struct nfc_hci_dev *hdev,
+				u8 event, struct sk_buff *skb);
 int st21nfca_tm_send_dep_res(struct nfc_hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *skb);
 
 int st21nfca_im_send_atr_req(struct nfc_hci_dev *hdev, u8 *gb, size_t gb_len);