diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_mlme.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_mlme.c
index fcb1add545bf..e207f477b449 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_mlme.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_mlme.c
@@ -271,6 +271,13 @@ void rtw_generate_random_ibss23a(u8* pibss)
 	return;
 }
 
+void rtw_set_roaming(struct rtw_adapter *adapter, u8 to_roaming)
+{
+	if (to_roaming == 0)
+		adapter->mlmepriv.to_join = false;
+	adapter->mlmepriv.to_roaming = to_roaming;
+}
+
 static void _rtw_roaming(struct rtw_adapter *padapter,
 			 struct wlan_network *tgt_network)
 {
@@ -2512,13 +2519,6 @@ void rtw_issue_addbareq_cmd23a(struct rtw_adapter *padapter,
 	}
 }
 
-inline void rtw_set_roaming(struct rtw_adapter *adapter, u8 to_roaming)
-{
-	if (to_roaming == 0)
-		adapter->mlmepriv.to_join = false;
-	adapter->mlmepriv.to_roaming = to_roaming;
-}
-
 int rtw_linked_check(struct rtw_adapter *padapter)
 {
 	if (check_fwstate(&padapter->mlmepriv, WIFI_AP_STATE) ||