diff --git a/src/ap/ap_drv_ops.c b/src/ap/ap_drv_ops.c
index d7becb25b..0d493b837 100644
--- a/src/ap/ap_drv_ops.c
+++ b/src/ap/ap_drv_ops.c
@@ -265,8 +265,8 @@ int hostapd_set_ap_wps_ie(struct hostapd_data *hapd)
 }
 
 
-static bool hostapd_sta_is_link_sta(struct hostapd_data *hapd,
-				    struct sta_info *sta)
+bool hostapd_sta_is_link_sta(struct hostapd_data *hapd,
+			     struct sta_info *sta)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_IEEE80211BE
 	if (ap_sta_is_mld(hapd, sta) &&
diff --git a/src/ap/ap_drv_ops.h b/src/ap/ap_drv_ops.h
index be1ea439f..e9da64d73 100644
--- a/src/ap/ap_drv_ops.h
+++ b/src/ap/ap_drv_ops.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ void hostapd_free_ap_extra_ies(struct hostapd_data *hapd, struct wpabuf *beacon,
 			       struct wpabuf *assocresp);
 int hostapd_reset_ap_wps_ie(struct hostapd_data *hapd);
 int hostapd_set_ap_wps_ie(struct hostapd_data *hapd);
+bool hostapd_sta_is_link_sta(struct hostapd_data *hapd,
+			     struct sta_info *sta);
 int hostapd_set_authorized(struct hostapd_data *hapd,
 			   struct sta_info *sta, int authorized);
 int hostapd_set_sta_flags(struct hostapd_data *hapd, struct sta_info *sta);