diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/coreconfigurator.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/coreconfigurator.c
index 47a37fa27099..bdf775a3131e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/coreconfigurator.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/coreconfigurator.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 
 #include "coreconfigurator.h"
+#include "wilc_wlan_if.h"
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #define TAG_PARAM_OFFSET	(MAC_HDR_LEN + TIME_STAMP_LEN + \
 							BEACON_INTERVAL_LEN + CAP_INFO_LEN)
@@ -654,7 +655,6 @@ s32 DeallocateSurveyResults(wid_site_survey_reslts_s *pstrSurveyResults)
 }
 #endif
 
-extern wilc_wlan_oup_t *gpstrWlanOps;
 /**
  *  @brief              sends certain Configuration Packet based on the input WIDs pstrWIDs
  *  using driver config layer
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan_if.h b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan_if.h
index 7a1b9433ddaa..ff25b3a1ea5d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan_if.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan_if.h
@@ -995,5 +995,6 @@ int wilc_wlan_init(wilc_wlan_inp_t *inp, wilc_wlan_oup_t *oup);
 void wilc_bus_set_max_speed(void);
 void wilc_bus_set_default_speed(void);
 u32 wilc_get_chipid(u8 update);
+extern wilc_wlan_oup_t *gpstrWlanOps;
 
 #endif