diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/cnss2/Makefile b/drivers/net/wireless/cnss2/Makefile
index 023cefce9399..c6d55eed00c6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/cnss2/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/cnss2/Makefile
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ cnss2-y += bus.o
 cnss2-y += debug.o
 cnss2-y += pci.o
 cnss2-y += power.o
-cnss2-$(CONFIG_CNSS2_DEBUG) += genl.o
+cnss2-y += genl.o
 cnss2-$(CONFIG_CNSS2_QMI) += qmi.o wlan_firmware_service_v01.o coexistence_service_v01.o ip_multimedia_subsystem_private_service_v01.o
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/cnss2/genl.h b/drivers/net/wireless/cnss2/genl.h
index 33ca30a9ac06..d38ba5d315ba 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/cnss2/genl.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/cnss2/genl.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
-/* Copyright (c) 2019, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved. */
+/* Copyright (c) 2019-2020, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved. */
 
 #ifndef __CNSS_GENL_H__
 #define __CNSS_GENL_H__
@@ -9,26 +9,9 @@ enum cnss_genl_msg_type {
 	CNSS_GENL_MSG_TYPE_QDSS,
 };
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_CNSS2_DEBUG
 int cnss_genl_init(void);
 void cnss_genl_exit(void);
 int cnss_genl_send_msg(void *buff, u8 type,
 		       char *file_name, u32 total_size);
-#else
-static inline int cnss_genl_init(void)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static inline void cnss_genl_exit(void)
-{
-}
-
-static inline int cnss_genl_send_msg(void *buff, u8 type,
-				     char *file_name, u32 total_size)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-#endif
 
 #endif