diff --git a/qdf/inc/qdf_trace.h b/qdf/inc/qdf_trace.h
index d77e231717..b8a7dbbfcc 100644
--- a/qdf/inc/qdf_trace.h
+++ b/qdf/inc/qdf_trace.h
@@ -458,27 +458,6 @@ void qdf_dp_trace_clear_buffer(void)
 #endif
 
 
-/**
- * qdf_trace_msg()- logging API
- * @module: Module identifier. A member of the QDF_MODULE_ID enumeration that
- *	    identifies the module issuing the trace message.
- * @level: Trace level. A member of the QDF_TRACE_LEVEL enumeration indicating
- *	   the severity of the condition causing the trace message to be issued.
- *	   More severe conditions are more likely to be logged.
- * @str_format: Format string. The message to be logged. This format string
- *	       contains printf-like replacement parameters, which follow this
- *	       parameter in the variable argument list.
- *
- * Users wishing to add tracing information to their code should use
- * QDF_TRACE.  QDF_TRACE() will compile into a call to qdf_trace_msg() when
- * tracing is enabled.
- *
- * Return: nothing
- *
- */
-void __printf(3, 4) qdf_trace_msg(QDF_MODULE_ID module, QDF_TRACE_LEVEL level,
-		   char *str_format, ...);
-
 void qdf_trace_hex_dump(QDF_MODULE_ID module, QDF_TRACE_LEVEL level,
 			void *data, int buf_len);
 
diff --git a/qdf/inc/qdf_types.h b/qdf/inc/qdf_types.h
index f932fbdd13..b0db804d5c 100644
--- a/qdf/inc/qdf_types.h
+++ b/qdf/inc/qdf_types.h
@@ -460,7 +460,30 @@ enum tQDF_GLOBAL_CON_MODE {
 
 #define  QDF_IS_EPPING_ENABLED(mode) (mode == QDF_GLOBAL_EPPING_MODE)
 
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_MCL
+/**
+ * qdf_trace_msg()- logging API
+ * @module: Module identifier. A member of the QDF_MODULE_ID enumeration that
+ *	    identifies the module issuing the trace message.
+ * @level: Trace level. A member of the QDF_TRACE_LEVEL enumeration indicating
+ *	   the severity of the condition causing the trace message to be issued.
+ *	   More severe conditions are more likely to be logged.
+ * @str_format: Format string. The message to be logged. This format string
+ *	       contains printf-like replacement parameters, which follow this
+ *	       parameter in the variable argument list.
+ *
+ * Users wishing to add tracing information to their code should use
+ * QDF_TRACE.  QDF_TRACE() will compile into a call to qdf_trace_msg() when
+ * tracing is enabled.
+ *
+ * Return: nothing
+ *
+ * implemented in qdf_trace.c
+ */
+void __printf(3, 4) qdf_trace_msg(QDF_MODULE_ID module, QDF_TRACE_LEVEL level,
+		   char *str_format, ...);
+
 #define qdf_print(args...) \
 	QDF_TRACE(QDF_MODULE_ID_QDF, QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_ERROR, ## args)
 
diff --git a/qdf/linux/src/i_qdf_trace.h b/qdf/linux/src/i_qdf_trace.h
index f73c143c0e..ff74721a66 100644
--- a/qdf/linux/src/i_qdf_trace.h
+++ b/qdf/linux/src/i_qdf_trace.h
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MCL
-/* Include Files */
-#include <cds_packet.h>
-
 /* QDF_TRACE is the macro invoked to add trace messages to code.  See the
  * documenation for qdf_trace_msg() for the parameters etc. for this function.
  *