diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_internal.h b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_internal.h
index ea37845807..5af7e600ea 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_internal.h
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_internal.h
@@ -683,46 +683,7 @@ while (0)
 		fmt, ## args)
 
 #ifdef WLAN_SYSFS_DP_STATS
-static
-inline void DP_PRINT_STATS(const char *fmt, ...)
-{
-	void *soc_void = NULL;
-	va_list val;
-	uint16_t buf_written = 0;
-	uint16_t curr_len = 0;
-	uint16_t max_len = 0;
-	struct dp_soc *soc = NULL;
-
-	soc_void = cds_get_context(QDF_MODULE_ID_SOC);
-	soc = cdp_soc_t_to_dp_soc(soc_void);
-	va_start(val, fmt);
-	QDF_VTRACE(QDF_MODULE_ID_DP, QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_INFO_HIGH, (char *)fmt, val);
-	/* writing to the buffer */
-	if (soc->sysfs_config && soc->sysfs_config->printing_mode == PRINTING_MODE_ENABLED) {
-		if (soc->sysfs_config->process_id == qdf_get_current_pid()) {
-			curr_len = soc->sysfs_config->curr_buffer_length;
-			max_len = soc->sysfs_config->max_buffer_length;
-			if ((max_len - curr_len) <= 1)
-				return;
-
-			qdf_spinlock_acquire(&soc->sysfs_config->sysfs_write_user_buffer);
-			if (soc->sysfs_config->buf) {
-				buf_written = vscnprintf(soc->sysfs_config->buf + curr_len,
-							 max_len - curr_len, fmt, val);
-				curr_len += buf_written;
-				if ((max_len - curr_len) <= 1)
-					return;
-
-				buf_written += scnprintf(soc->sysfs_config->buf + curr_len,
-							 max_len - curr_len, "\n");
-				soc->sysfs_config->curr_buffer_length +=  buf_written;
-			}
-			qdf_spinlock_release(&soc->sysfs_config->sysfs_write_user_buffer);
-		}
-	}
-	va_end(val);
-}
-
+void DP_PRINT_STATS(const char *fmt, ...);
 #else /* WLAN_SYSFS_DP_STATS */
 #ifdef DP_PRINT_NO_CONSOLE
 /* Stat prints should not go to console or kernel logs.*/
diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_stats.c b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_stats.c
index 50305f70cd..293bee02c1 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_stats.c
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_stats.c
@@ -174,6 +174,46 @@ const char *intfrm_delay_bucket[CDP_DELAY_BUCKET_MAX + 1] = {
 #define TID_DELAY_STATS 2	/* Delay stats type */
 #define TID_RX_ERROR_STATS 3	/* Rx Error stats type */
 
+#ifdef WLAN_SYSFS_DP_STATS
+void DP_PRINT_STATS(const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	void *soc_void = NULL;
+	va_list val;
+	uint16_t buf_written = 0;
+	uint16_t curr_len = 0;
+	uint16_t max_len = 0;
+	struct dp_soc *soc = NULL;
+
+	soc_void = cds_get_context(QDF_MODULE_ID_SOC);
+	soc = cdp_soc_t_to_dp_soc(soc_void);
+	va_start(val, fmt);
+	QDF_VTRACE(QDF_MODULE_ID_DP, QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_INFO_HIGH, (char *)fmt, val);
+	/* writing to the buffer */
+	if (soc->sysfs_config && soc->sysfs_config->printing_mode == PRINTING_MODE_ENABLED) {
+		if (soc->sysfs_config->process_id == qdf_get_current_pid()) {
+			curr_len = soc->sysfs_config->curr_buffer_length;
+			max_len = soc->sysfs_config->max_buffer_length;
+			if ((max_len - curr_len) <= 1)
+				return;
+
+			qdf_spinlock_acquire(&soc->sysfs_config->sysfs_write_user_buffer);
+			if (soc->sysfs_config->buf) {
+				buf_written = vscnprintf(soc->sysfs_config->buf + curr_len,
+							 max_len - curr_len, fmt, val);
+				curr_len += buf_written;
+				if ((max_len - curr_len) <= 1)
+					return;
+
+				buf_written += scnprintf(soc->sysfs_config->buf + curr_len,
+							 max_len - curr_len, "\n");
+				soc->sysfs_config->curr_buffer_length +=  buf_written;
+			}
+			qdf_spinlock_release(&soc->sysfs_config->sysfs_write_user_buffer);
+		}
+	}
+	va_end(val);
+}
+#endif /* WLAN_SYSFS_DP_STATS */
 /*
  * dp_print_stats_string_tlv: display htt_stats_string_tlv
  * @tag_buf: buffer containing the tlv htt_stats_string_tlv