diff --git a/include/net/ip6_route.h b/include/net/ip6_route.h
index 00e3f12cb2f9..3c3bb184eb8f 100644
--- a/include/net/ip6_route.h
+++ b/include/net/ip6_route.h
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ static inline unsigned int rt6_flags2srcprefs(int flags)
 	return (flags >> 3) & 7;
 }
 
+static inline bool rt6_need_strict(const struct in6_addr *daddr)
+{
+	return ipv6_addr_type(daddr) &
+		(IPV6_ADDR_MULTICAST | IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL | IPV6_ADDR_LOOPBACK);
+}
 
 void ip6_route_input(struct sk_buff *skb);
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index b93ae6a6a31c..5015c50a5ba7 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -374,12 +374,6 @@ static bool rt6_check_expired(const struct rt6_info *rt)
 	return false;
 }
 
-static bool rt6_need_strict(const struct in6_addr *daddr)
-{
-	return ipv6_addr_type(daddr) &
-		(IPV6_ADDR_MULTICAST | IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL | IPV6_ADDR_LOOPBACK);
-}
-
 /* Multipath route selection:
  *   Hash based function using packet header and flowlabel.
  * Adapted from fib_info_hashfn()