diff --git a/drivers/staging/prima/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c b/drivers/staging/prima/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
index 0efeb674dca..e8c8033a26a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/prima/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/prima/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
@@ -1810,7 +1810,7 @@ qca_wlan_vendor_ll_get_policy[QCA_WLAN_VENDOR_ATTR_LL_STATS_GET_MAX +1] =
     [QCA_WLAN_VENDOR_ATTR_LL_STATS_GET_CONFIG_REQ_MASK] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
 };
 
-static int __wlan_hdd_cfg80211_ll_stats_get(struct wiphy *wiphy,
+static int __maybe_unused __wlan_hdd_cfg80211_ll_stats_get(struct wiphy *wiphy,
                                             struct wireless_dev *wdev,
                                             const void *data,
                                             int data_len)
@@ -1939,7 +1939,7 @@ static int __wlan_hdd_cfg80211_ll_stats_get(struct wiphy *wiphy,
     return 0;
 }
 
-static int wlan_hdd_cfg80211_ll_stats_get(struct wiphy *wiphy,
+static int __maybe_unused wlan_hdd_cfg80211_ll_stats_get(struct wiphy *wiphy,
                                           struct wireless_dev *wdev,
                                           const void *data,
                                           int data_len)
@@ -5397,6 +5397,7 @@ const struct wiphy_vendor_command hdd_wiphy_vendor_commands[] =
         .doit = wlan_hdd_cfg80211_ll_stats_set
     },
 
+#if 0 /* times out firmware, lags device */
     {
         .info.vendor_id = QCA_NL80211_VENDOR_ID,
         .info.subcmd = QCA_NL80211_VENDOR_SUBCMD_LL_STATS_GET,
@@ -5405,6 +5406,7 @@ const struct wiphy_vendor_command hdd_wiphy_vendor_commands[] =
             WIPHY_VENDOR_CMD_NEED_RUNNING,
         .doit = wlan_hdd_cfg80211_ll_stats_get
     },
+#endif
 #endif /* WLAN_FEATURE_LINK_LAYER_STATS */
 #ifdef WLAN_FEATURE_EXTSCAN
     {