diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index f9ae05769b239aa72a87b79435a7d043f480af0d..400e900325f25c8c869533505ce706fb8d5f4649 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -28091,3 +28091,39 @@ virDomainGenerateMachineName(const char *drivername,
     virBufferCheckError(&buf);
     return virBufferContentAndReset(&buf);
 }
+
+
+/**
+ * virDomainNetTypeSharesHostView:
+ * @net: interface
+ *
+ * Some types of interfaces "share" the host view. For instance,
+ * for macvtap interface, every domain RX is the host RX too. And
+ * every domain TX is host TX too. IOW, for some types of
+ * interfaces guest and host are on the same side of RX/TX
+ * barrier. This is important so that we set up QoS correctly and
+ * report proper stats.
+ */
+bool
+virDomainNetTypeSharesHostView(const virDomainNetDef *net)
+{
+    virDomainNetType actualType = virDomainNetGetActualType(net);
+    switch (actualType) {
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_DIRECT:
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_ETHERNET:
+        return true;
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_USER:
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_VHOSTUSER:
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_SERVER:
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_CLIENT:
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_MCAST:
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_NETWORK:
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_BRIDGE:
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_INTERNAL:
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_HOSTDEV:
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_UDP:
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_LAST:
+        break;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.h b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
index 0def905b2d2a394a0508649acd876b2349805d12..be38792c69429b81b7acd2c28d15f94e63ff369c 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
@@ -3391,40 +3391,9 @@ virDomainGenerateMachineName(const char *drivername,
                              int id,
                              const char *name,
                              bool privileged);
-/**
- * virDomainNetTypeSharesHostView:
- * @net: interface
- *
- * Some types of interfaces "share" the host view. For instance,
- * for macvtap interface, every domain RX is the host RX too. And
- * every domain TX is host TX too. IOW, for some types of
- * interfaces guest and host are on the same side of RX/TX
- * barrier. This is important so that we set up QoS correctly and
- * report proper stats.
- */
-static inline bool
-virDomainNetTypeSharesHostView(const virDomainNetDef *net)
-{
-    virDomainNetType actualType = virDomainNetGetActualType(net);
-    switch (actualType) {
-    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_DIRECT:
-    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_ETHERNET:
-        return true;
-    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_USER:
-    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_VHOSTUSER:
-    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_SERVER:
-    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_CLIENT:
-    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_MCAST:
-    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_NETWORK:
-    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_BRIDGE:
-    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_INTERNAL:
-    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_HOSTDEV:
-    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_UDP:
-    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_LAST:
-        break;
-    }
-    return false;
-}
+
+bool
+virDomainNetTypeSharesHostView(const virDomainNetDef *net);
 
 bool
 virDomainDefLifecycleActionAllowed(virDomainLifecycle type,
diff --git a/src/libvirt_private.syms b/src/libvirt_private.syms
index 2e67366b75bd8852ca582bc45182dd144a3bab5f..36cd5b55b249ae10fda5f40f0dae0fc65f3ab85d 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_private.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_private.syms
@@ -446,6 +446,7 @@ virDomainNetInsert;
 virDomainNetRemove;
 virDomainNetRemoveHostdev;
 virDomainNetTypeFromString;
+virDomainNetTypeSharesHostView;
 virDomainNetTypeToString;
 virDomainNostateReasonTypeFromString;
 virDomainNostateReasonTypeToString;