diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Makefile b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Makefile
index 22b934b07bd4..473972288a84 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Makefile
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ ath9k-$(CONFIG_ATH9K_DFS_CERTIFIED) += dfs.o
 ath9k-$(CONFIG_ATH9K_TX99) += tx99.o
 ath9k-$(CONFIG_ATH9K_WOW) += wow.o
 
-ath9k-$(CONFIG_ATH9K_DEBUGFS) += debug.o \
-				 spectral.o
+ath9k-$(CONFIG_ATH9K_DEBUGFS) += debug.o
 
 ath9k-$(CONFIG_ATH9K_STATION_STATISTICS) += debug_sta.o
 
@@ -59,7 +58,8 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_ATH9K_COMMON) += ath9k_common.o
 ath9k_common-y:=	common.o \
 			common-init.o \
 			common-beacon.o \
-			common-debug.o
+			common-debug.o \
+			common-spectral.o
 
 ath9k_htc-y +=	htc_hst.o \
 		hif_usb.o \
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
index dee1f2a58538..d5a2019921bd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "mci.h"
 #include "dfs.h"
-#include "spectral.h"
 
 struct ath_node;
 struct ath_vif;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/channel.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/channel.c
index 32ce931c2404..1dadf6d77a82 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/channel.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/channel.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ static int ath_set_channel(struct ath_softc *sc)
 		/* perform spectral scan if requested. */
 		if (test_bit(ATH_OP_SCANNING, &common->op_flags) &&
 			sc->spec_priv.spectral_mode == SPECTRAL_CHANSCAN)
-			ath9k_spectral_scan_trigger(common, &sc->spec_priv);
+			ath9k_cmn_spectral_scan_trigger(common, &sc->spec_priv);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/spectral.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/common-spectral.c
similarity index 94%
rename from drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/spectral.c
rename to drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/common-spectral.c
index bf85740ab84b..ec93ddf0863a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/spectral.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/common-spectral.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ static void ath_debug_send_fft_sample(struct ath_spec_scan_priv *spec_priv,
 }
 
 /* returns 1 if this was a spectral frame, even if not handled. */
-int ath_process_fft(struct ath_spec_scan_priv *spec_priv, struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr,
+int ath_cmn_process_fft(struct ath_spec_scan_priv *spec_priv, struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr,
 		    struct ath_rx_status *rs, u64 tsf)
 {
 	struct ath_hw *ah = spec_priv->ah;
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ int ath_process_fft(struct ath_spec_scan_priv *spec_priv, struct ieee80211_hdr *
 
 	return 1;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ath_cmn_process_fft);
 
 /*********************/
 /* spectral_scan_ctl */
@@ -234,7 +235,7 @@ static ssize_t read_file_spec_scan_ctl(struct file *file, char __user *user_buf,
 	return simple_read_from_buffer(user_buf, count, ppos, mode, len);
 }
 
-void ath9k_spectral_scan_trigger(struct ath_common *common,
+void ath9k_cmn_spectral_scan_trigger(struct ath_common *common,
 				 struct ath_spec_scan_priv *spec_priv)
 {
 	struct ath_hw *ah = spec_priv->ah;
@@ -259,12 +260,13 @@ void ath9k_spectral_scan_trigger(struct ath_common *common,
 	 * configuration, otherwise the register will have its values reset
 	 * (on my ar9220 to value 0x01002310)
 	 */
-	ath9k_spectral_scan_config(common, spec_priv, spec_priv->spectral_mode);
+	ath9k_cmn_spectral_scan_config(common, spec_priv, spec_priv->spectral_mode);
 	ath9k_hw_ops(ah)->spectral_scan_trigger(ah);
 	ath_ps_ops(common)->restore(common);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ath9k_cmn_spectral_scan_trigger);
 
-int ath9k_spectral_scan_config(struct ath_common *common,
+int ath9k_cmn_spectral_scan_config(struct ath_common *common,
 			       struct ath_spec_scan_priv *spec_priv,
 			       enum spectral_mode spectral_mode)
 {
@@ -303,6 +305,7 @@ int ath9k_spectral_scan_config(struct ath_common *common,
 
 	return 0;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ath9k_cmn_spectral_scan_config);
 
 static ssize_t write_file_spec_scan_ctl(struct file *file,
 					const char __user *user_buf,
@@ -323,18 +326,18 @@ static ssize_t write_file_spec_scan_ctl(struct file *file,
 	buf[len] = '\0';
 
 	if (strncmp("trigger", buf, 7) == 0) {
-		ath9k_spectral_scan_trigger(common, spec_priv);
+		ath9k_cmn_spectral_scan_trigger(common, spec_priv);
 	} else if (strncmp("background", buf, 10) == 0) {
-		ath9k_spectral_scan_config(common, spec_priv, SPECTRAL_BACKGROUND);
+		ath9k_cmn_spectral_scan_config(common, spec_priv, SPECTRAL_BACKGROUND);
 		ath_dbg(common, CONFIG, "spectral scan: background mode enabled\n");
 	} else if (strncmp("chanscan", buf, 8) == 0) {
-		ath9k_spectral_scan_config(common, spec_priv, SPECTRAL_CHANSCAN);
+		ath9k_cmn_spectral_scan_config(common, spec_priv, SPECTRAL_CHANSCAN);
 		ath_dbg(common, CONFIG, "spectral scan: channel scan mode enabled\n");
 	} else if (strncmp("manual", buf, 6) == 0) {
-		ath9k_spectral_scan_config(common, spec_priv, SPECTRAL_MANUAL);
+		ath9k_cmn_spectral_scan_config(common, spec_priv, SPECTRAL_MANUAL);
 		ath_dbg(common, CONFIG, "spectral scan: manual mode enabled\n");
 	} else if (strncmp("disable", buf, 7) == 0) {
-		ath9k_spectral_scan_config(common, spec_priv, SPECTRAL_DISABLED);
+		ath9k_cmn_spectral_scan_config(common, spec_priv, SPECTRAL_DISABLED);
 		ath_dbg(common, CONFIG, "spectral scan: disabled\n");
 	} else {
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -577,15 +580,17 @@ static struct rchan_callbacks rfs_spec_scan_cb = {
 /* Debug Init/Deinit */
 /*********************/
 
-void ath9k_spectral_deinit_debug(struct ath_spec_scan_priv *spec_priv)
+void ath9k_cmn_spectral_deinit_debug(struct ath_spec_scan_priv *spec_priv)
 {
 	if (config_enabled(CONFIG_ATH9K_DEBUGFS) && spec_priv->rfs_chan_spec_scan) {
 		relay_close(spec_priv->rfs_chan_spec_scan);
 		spec_priv->rfs_chan_spec_scan = NULL;
 	}
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ath9k_cmn_spectral_deinit_debug);
 
-void ath9k_spectral_init_debug(struct ath_spec_scan_priv *spec_priv, struct dentry *debugfs_phy)
+void ath9k_cmn_spectral_init_debug(struct ath_spec_scan_priv *spec_priv,
+				   struct dentry *debugfs_phy)
 {
 	spec_priv->rfs_chan_spec_scan = relay_open("spectral_scan",
 					    debugfs_phy,
@@ -612,3 +617,4 @@ void ath9k_spectral_init_debug(struct ath_spec_scan_priv *spec_priv, struct dent
 			    debugfs_phy, spec_priv,
 			    &fops_spectral_fft_period);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ath9k_cmn_spectral_init_debug);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/spectral.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/common-spectral.h
similarity index 90%
rename from drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/spectral.h
rename to drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/common-spectral.h
index 77582cf743ac..214c3baf5023 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/spectral.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/common-spectral.h
@@ -130,20 +130,20 @@ static inline u8 spectral_bitmap_weight(u8 *bins)
 	return bins[0] & 0x3f;
 }
 
-void ath9k_spectral_init_debug(struct ath_spec_scan_priv *spec_priv, struct dentry *debugfs_phy);
-void ath9k_spectral_deinit_debug(struct ath_spec_scan_priv *spec_priv);
+void ath9k_cmn_spectral_init_debug(struct ath_spec_scan_priv *spec_priv, struct dentry *debugfs_phy);
+void ath9k_cmn_spectral_deinit_debug(struct ath_spec_scan_priv *spec_priv);
 
-void ath9k_spectral_scan_trigger(struct ath_common *common,
+void ath9k_cmn_spectral_scan_trigger(struct ath_common *common,
 				 struct ath_spec_scan_priv *spec_priv);
-int ath9k_spectral_scan_config(struct ath_common *common,
+int ath9k_cmn_spectral_scan_config(struct ath_common *common,
 			       struct ath_spec_scan_priv *spec_priv,
 			       enum spectral_mode spectral_mode);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ATH9K_DEBUGFS
-int ath_process_fft(struct ath_spec_scan_priv *spec_priv, struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr,
+int ath_cmn_process_fft(struct ath_spec_scan_priv *spec_priv, struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr,
 		    struct ath_rx_status *rs, u64 tsf);
 #else
-static inline int ath_process_fft(struct ath_spec_scan_priv *spec_priv,
+static inline int ath_cmn_process_fft(struct ath_spec_scan_priv *spec_priv,
 				  struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr,
 				  struct ath_rx_status *rs, u64 tsf)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/common.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/common.h
index ffc454b18637..2b79a568e803 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/common.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/common.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "common-init.h"
 #include "common-beacon.h"
 #include "common-debug.h"
+#include "common-spectral.h"
 
 /* Common header for Atheros 802.11n base driver cores */
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c
index 6492619851a0..db388405bf0c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c
@@ -1310,7 +1310,7 @@ void ath9k_get_et_stats(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 
 void ath9k_deinit_debug(struct ath_softc *sc)
 {
-	ath9k_spectral_deinit_debug(&sc->spec_priv);
+	ath9k_cmn_spectral_deinit_debug(&sc->spec_priv);
 }
 
 int ath9k_init_debug(struct ath_hw *ah)
@@ -1330,7 +1330,7 @@ int ath9k_init_debug(struct ath_hw *ah)
 
 	ath9k_dfs_init_debug(sc);
 	ath9k_tx99_init_debug(sc);
-	ath9k_spectral_init_debug(&sc->spec_priv, sc->debug.debugfs_phy);
+	ath9k_cmn_spectral_init_debug(&sc->spec_priv, sc->debug.debugfs_phy);
 
 	debugfs_create_file("dma", S_IRUSR, sc->debug.debugfs_phy, sc,
 			    &fops_dma);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
index e97c6936da0f..7395afbc5124 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ static int ath9k_rx_skb_preprocess(struct ath_softc *sc,
 	 */
 	if (rx_stats->rs_status & ATH9K_RXERR_PHY) {
 		ath9k_dfs_process_phyerr(sc, hdr, rx_stats, rx_status->mactime);
-		if (ath_process_fft(&sc->spec_priv, hdr, rx_stats, rx_status->mactime))
+		if (ath_cmn_process_fft(&sc->spec_priv, hdr, rx_stats, rx_status->mactime))
 			RX_STAT_INC(rx_spectral);
 
 		return -EINVAL;