diff --git a/src/ie.c b/src/ie.c
index 6b08ce180a87..a51724aa74c8 100644
--- a/src/ie.c
+++ b/src/ie.c
@@ -481,6 +481,52 @@ const char *ie_rsn_cipher_suite_to_string(enum ie_rsn_cipher_suite suite)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+uint32_t ie_rsn_akm_suite_to_akm(enum ie_rsn_akm_suite akm)
+{
+	switch (akm) {
+	case IE_RSN_AKM_SUITE_8021X:
+		return CRYPTO_AKM_8021X;
+	case IE_RSN_AKM_SUITE_PSK:
+		return CRYPTO_AKM_PSK;
+	case IE_RSN_AKM_SUITE_FT_OVER_8021X:
+		return CRYPTO_AKM_FT_OVER_8021X;
+	case IE_RSN_AKM_SUITE_FT_USING_PSK:
+		return CRYPTO_AKM_FT_USING_PSK;
+	case IE_RSN_AKM_SUITE_8021X_SHA256:
+		return CRYPTO_AKM_8021X_SHA256;
+	case IE_RSN_AKM_SUITE_PSK_SHA256:
+		return CRYPTO_AKM_PSK_SHA256;
+	case IE_RSN_AKM_SUITE_TDLS:
+		return CRYPTO_AKM_TDLS;
+	case IE_RSN_AKM_SUITE_SAE_SHA256:
+		return CRYPTO_AKM_SAE_SHA256;
+	case IE_RSN_AKM_SUITE_FT_OVER_SAE_SHA256:
+		return CRYPTO_AKM_FT_OVER_SAE_SHA256;
+	case IE_RSN_AKM_SUITE_AP_PEER_KEY_SHA256:
+		return CRYPTO_AKM_AP_PEER_KEY_SHA256;
+	case IE_RSN_AKM_SUITE_8021X_SUITE_B_SHA256:
+		return CRYPTO_AKM_8021X_SUITE_B_SHA256;
+	case IE_RSN_AKM_SUITE_8021X_SUITE_B_SHA384:
+		return CRYPTO_AKM_8021X_SUITE_B_SHA384;
+	case IE_RSN_AKM_SUITE_FT_OVER_8021X_SHA384:
+		return CRYPTO_AKM_FT_OVER_8021X_SHA384;
+	case IE_RSN_AKM_SUITE_FILS_SHA256:
+		return CRYPTO_AKM_FILS_SHA256;
+	case IE_RSN_AKM_SUITE_FILS_SHA384:
+		return CRYPTO_AKM_FILS_SHA384;
+	case IE_RSN_AKM_SUITE_FT_OVER_FILS_SHA256:
+		return CRYPTO_AKM_FT_OVER_FILS_SHA256;
+	case IE_RSN_AKM_SUITE_FT_OVER_FILS_SHA384:
+		return CRYPTO_AKM_FT_OVER_FILS_SHA384;
+	case IE_RSN_AKM_SUITE_OWE:
+		return CRYPTO_AKM_OWE;
+	case IE_RSN_AKM_SUITE_OSEN:
+		return CRYPTO_AKM_OSEN;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /* 802.11, Section 8.4.2.27.2 */
 static bool ie_parse_cipher_suite(const uint8_t *data,
 					enum ie_rsn_cipher_suite *out)
diff --git a/src/ie.h b/src/ie.h
index c9a6c78324d6..9ada64bf3bd7 100644
--- a/src/ie.h
+++ b/src/ie.h
@@ -621,6 +621,8 @@ unsigned char *ie_tlv_builder_finalize(struct ie_tlv_builder *builder,
 uint32_t ie_rsn_cipher_suite_to_cipher(enum ie_rsn_cipher_suite suite);
 const char *ie_rsn_cipher_suite_to_string(enum ie_rsn_cipher_suite suite);
 
+uint32_t ie_rsn_akm_suite_to_akm(enum ie_rsn_akm_suite akm);
+
 int ie_parse_rsne(struct ie_tlv_iter *iter, struct ie_rsn_info *info);
 int ie_parse_rsne_from_data(const uint8_t *data, size_t len,
 				struct ie_rsn_info *info);
diff --git a/src/netdev.c b/src/netdev.c
index f23ca59ea1cb..7b951a6a4797 100644
--- a/src/netdev.c
+++ b/src/netdev.c
@@ -2445,51 +2445,6 @@ static void netdev_driver_connected(struct netdev *netdev)
 		eapol_register(netdev->sm);
 }
 
-static unsigned int ie_rsn_akm_suite_to_nl80211(enum ie_rsn_akm_suite akm)
-{
-	switch (akm) {
-	case IE_RSN_AKM_SUITE_8021X:
-		return CRYPTO_AKM_8021X;
-	case IE_RSN_AKM_SUITE_PSK:
-		return CRYPTO_AKM_PSK;
-	case IE_RSN_AKM_SUITE_FT_OVER_8021X:
-		return CRYPTO_AKM_FT_OVER_8021X;
-	case IE_RSN_AKM_SUITE_FT_USING_PSK:
-		return CRYPTO_AKM_FT_USING_PSK;
-	case IE_RSN_AKM_SUITE_8021X_SHA256:
-		return CRYPTO_AKM_8021X_SHA256;
-	case IE_RSN_AKM_SUITE_PSK_SHA256:
-		return CRYPTO_AKM_PSK_SHA256;
-	case IE_RSN_AKM_SUITE_TDLS:
-		return CRYPTO_AKM_TDLS;
-	case IE_RSN_AKM_SUITE_SAE_SHA256:
-		return CRYPTO_AKM_SAE_SHA256;
-	case IE_RSN_AKM_SUITE_FT_OVER_SAE_SHA256:
-		return CRYPTO_AKM_FT_OVER_SAE_SHA256;
-	case IE_RSN_AKM_SUITE_AP_PEER_KEY_SHA256:
-		return CRYPTO_AKM_AP_PEER_KEY_SHA256;
-	case IE_RSN_AKM_SUITE_8021X_SUITE_B_SHA256:
-		return CRYPTO_AKM_8021X_SUITE_B_SHA256;
-	case IE_RSN_AKM_SUITE_8021X_SUITE_B_SHA384:
-		return CRYPTO_AKM_8021X_SUITE_B_SHA384;
-	case IE_RSN_AKM_SUITE_FT_OVER_8021X_SHA384:
-		return CRYPTO_AKM_FT_OVER_8021X_SHA384;
-	case IE_RSN_AKM_SUITE_FILS_SHA256:
-		return CRYPTO_AKM_FILS_SHA256;
-	case IE_RSN_AKM_SUITE_FILS_SHA384:
-		return CRYPTO_AKM_FILS_SHA384;
-	case IE_RSN_AKM_SUITE_FT_OVER_FILS_SHA256:
-		return CRYPTO_AKM_FT_OVER_FILS_SHA256;
-	case IE_RSN_AKM_SUITE_FT_OVER_FILS_SHA384:
-		return CRYPTO_AKM_FT_OVER_FILS_SHA384;
-	case IE_RSN_AKM_SUITE_OWE:
-		return CRYPTO_AKM_OWE;
-	case IE_RSN_AKM_SUITE_OSEN:
-		return CRYPTO_AKM_OSEN;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
 
 static void netdev_append_nl80211_rsn_attributes(struct l_genl_msg *msg,
 						struct handshake_state *hs)
@@ -2514,7 +2469,7 @@ static void netdev_append_nl80211_rsn_attributes(struct l_genl_msg *msg,
 		l_genl_msg_append_attr(msg, NL80211_ATTR_USE_MFP, 4, &use_mfp);
 	}
 
-	nl_akm = ie_rsn_akm_suite_to_nl80211(hs->akm_suite);
+	nl_akm = ie_rsn_akm_suite_to_akm(hs->akm_suite);
 	L_WARN_ON(!nl_akm);
 	l_genl_msg_append_attr(msg, NL80211_ATTR_AKM_SUITES, 4, &nl_akm);
 
