diff --git a/hostapd/config_file.c b/hostapd/config_file.c
index 1bc0d4dd5..0c1b6be82 100644
--- a/hostapd/config_file.c
+++ b/hostapd/config_file.c
@@ -909,78 +909,6 @@ static int hostapd_config_tx_queue(struct hostapd_config *conf, char *name,
 }
 
 
-static int hostapd_config_wmm_ac(struct hostapd_config *conf, char *name,
-				 char *val)
-{
-	int num, v;
-	char *pos;
-	struct hostapd_wmm_ac_params *ac;
-
-	/* skip 'wme_ac_' or 'wmm_ac_' prefix */
-	pos = name + 7;
-	if (os_strncmp(pos, "be_", 3) == 0) {
-		num = 0;
-		pos += 3;
-	} else if (os_strncmp(pos, "bk_", 3) == 0) {
-		num = 1;
-		pos += 3;
-	} else if (os_strncmp(pos, "vi_", 3) == 0) {
-		num = 2;
-		pos += 3;
-	} else if (os_strncmp(pos, "vo_", 3) == 0) {
-		num = 3;
-		pos += 3;
-	} else {
-		wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "Unknown WMM name '%s'", pos);
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	ac = &conf->wmm_ac_params[num];
-
-	if (os_strcmp(pos, "aifs") == 0) {
-		v = atoi(val);
-		if (v < 1 || v > 255) {
-			wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "Invalid AIFS value %d", v);
-			return -1;
-		}
-		ac->aifs = v;
-	} else if (os_strcmp(pos, "cwmin") == 0) {
-		v = atoi(val);
-		if (v < 0 || v > 12) {
-			wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "Invalid cwMin value %d", v);
-			return -1;
-		}
-		ac->cwmin = v;
-	} else if (os_strcmp(pos, "cwmax") == 0) {
-		v = atoi(val);
-		if (v < 0 || v > 12) {
-			wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "Invalid cwMax value %d", v);
-			return -1;
-		}
-		ac->cwmax = v;
-	} else if (os_strcmp(pos, "txop_limit") == 0) {
-		v = atoi(val);
-		if (v < 0 || v > 0xffff) {
-			wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "Invalid txop value %d", v);
-			return -1;
-		}
-		ac->txop_limit = v;
-	} else if (os_strcmp(pos, "acm") == 0) {
-		v = atoi(val);
-		if (v < 0 || v > 1) {
-			wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "Invalid acm value %d", v);
-			return -1;
-		}
-		ac->admission_control_mandatory = v;
-	} else {
-		wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "Unknown wmm_ac_ field '%s'", pos);
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_IEEE80211R
 static int add_r0kh(struct hostapd_bss_config *bss, char *value)
 {
@@ -2164,7 +2092,8 @@ static int hostapd_config_fill(struct hostapd_config *conf,
 			bss->wmm_uapsd = atoi(pos);
 		} else if (os_strncmp(buf, "wme_ac_", 7) == 0 ||
 			   os_strncmp(buf, "wmm_ac_", 7) == 0) {
-			if (hostapd_config_wmm_ac(conf, buf, pos)) {
+			if (hostapd_config_wmm_ac(conf->wmm_ac_params, buf,
+						  pos)) {
 				wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "Line %d: invalid WMM "
 					   "ac item", line);
 				errors++;
diff --git a/src/ap/ap_config.h b/src/ap/ap_config.h
index 5dc310ebf..6a8174dd9 100644
--- a/src/ap/ap_config.h
+++ b/src/ap/ap_config.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "common/defs.h"
 #include "ip_addr.h"
 #include "common/wpa_common.h"
+#include "common/ieee802_11_common.h"
 #include "wps/wps.h"
 
 #define MAX_STA_COUNT 2007
@@ -136,14 +137,6 @@ struct hostapd_tx_queue_params {
 	int burst; /* maximum burst time in 0.1 ms, i.e., 10 = 1 ms */
 };
 
-struct hostapd_wmm_ac_params {
-	int cwmin;
-	int cwmax;
-	int aifs;
-	int txop_limit; /* in units of 32us */
-	int admission_control_mandatory;
-};
-
 
 #define MAX_ROAMING_CONSORTIUM_LEN 15
 
diff --git a/src/common/ieee802_11_common.c b/src/common/ieee802_11_common.c
index 72dff2fb1..0f50c179f 100644
--- a/src/common/ieee802_11_common.c
+++ b/src/common/ieee802_11_common.c
@@ -405,3 +405,75 @@ const u8 * get_hdr_bssid(const struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr, size_t len)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 }
+
+
+int hostapd_config_wmm_ac(struct hostapd_wmm_ac_params wmm_ac_params[],
+			  const char *name, const char *val)
+{
+	int num, v;
+	const char *pos;
+	struct hostapd_wmm_ac_params *ac;
+
+	/* skip 'wme_ac_' or 'wmm_ac_' prefix */
+	pos = name + 7;
+	if (os_strncmp(pos, "be_", 3) == 0) {
+		num = 0;
+		pos += 3;
+	} else if (os_strncmp(pos, "bk_", 3) == 0) {
+		num = 1;
+		pos += 3;
+	} else if (os_strncmp(pos, "vi_", 3) == 0) {
+		num = 2;
+		pos += 3;
+	} else if (os_strncmp(pos, "vo_", 3) == 0) {
+		num = 3;
+		pos += 3;
+	} else {
+		wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "Unknown WMM name '%s'", pos);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	ac = &wmm_ac_params[num];
+
+	if (os_strcmp(pos, "aifs") == 0) {
+		v = atoi(val);
+		if (v < 1 || v > 255) {
+			wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "Invalid AIFS value %d", v);
+			return -1;
+		}
+		ac->aifs = v;
+	} else if (os_strcmp(pos, "cwmin") == 0) {
+		v = atoi(val);
+		if (v < 0 || v > 12) {
+			wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "Invalid cwMin value %d", v);
+			return -1;
+		}
+		ac->cwmin = v;
+	} else if (os_strcmp(pos, "cwmax") == 0) {
+		v = atoi(val);
+		if (v < 0 || v > 12) {
+			wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "Invalid cwMax value %d", v);
+			return -1;
+		}
+		ac->cwmax = v;
+	} else if (os_strcmp(pos, "txop_limit") == 0) {
+		v = atoi(val);
+		if (v < 0 || v > 0xffff) {
+			wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "Invalid txop value %d", v);
+			return -1;
+		}
+		ac->txop_limit = v;
+	} else if (os_strcmp(pos, "acm") == 0) {
+		v = atoi(val);
+		if (v < 0 || v > 1) {
+			wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "Invalid acm value %d", v);
+			return -1;
+		}
+		ac->admission_control_mandatory = v;
+	} else {
+		wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "Unknown wmm_ac_ field '%s'", pos);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/common/ieee802_11_common.h b/src/common/ieee802_11_common.h
index 5ff74295b..ac0843a60 100644
--- a/src/common/ieee802_11_common.h
+++ b/src/common/ieee802_11_common.h
@@ -85,4 +85,15 @@ struct wpabuf * ieee802_11_vendor_ie_concat(const u8 *ies, size_t ies_len,
 struct ieee80211_hdr;
 const u8 * get_hdr_bssid(const struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr, size_t len);
 
+struct hostapd_wmm_ac_params {
+	int cwmin;
+	int cwmax;
+	int aifs;
+	int txop_limit; /* in units of 32us */
+	int admission_control_mandatory;
+};
+
+int hostapd_config_wmm_ac(struct hostapd_wmm_ac_params wmm_ac_params[],
+			  const char *name, const char *val);
+
 #endif /* IEEE802_11_COMMON_H */