diff --git a/src/conf/netdev_bandwidth_conf.c b/src/conf/netdev_bandwidth_conf.c
index 349b451e41..2fe0499638 100644
--- a/src/conf/netdev_bandwidth_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/netdev_bandwidth_conf.c
@@ -299,6 +299,29 @@ virDomainClearNetBandwidth(virDomainObjPtr vm)
 }
 
 
+bool virNetDevSupportsBandwidth(virDomainNetType type)
+{
+    switch ((virDomainNetType) type) {
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_BRIDGE:
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_NETWORK:
+    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_UDP:
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_INTERNAL:
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_HOSTDEV:
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_LAST:
+        break;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+
 bool
 virNetDevBandwidthHasFloor(const virNetDevBandwidth *b)
 {
diff --git a/src/conf/netdev_bandwidth_conf.h b/src/conf/netdev_bandwidth_conf.h
index 172f9a50f9..5a70cb6bba 100644
--- a/src/conf/netdev_bandwidth_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/netdev_bandwidth_conf.h
@@ -37,28 +37,6 @@ int virNetDevBandwidthFormat(const virNetDevBandwidth *def,
 void virDomainClearNetBandwidth(virDomainObjPtr vm)
     ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(1);
 
-static inline bool virNetDevSupportsBandwidth(virDomainNetType type)
-{
-    switch (type) {
-    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_BRIDGE:
-    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_NETWORK:
-    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_UDP:
-    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_INTERNAL:
-    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_HOSTDEV:
-    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_LAST:
-        break;
-    }
-    return false;
-}
-
-
+bool virNetDevSupportsBandwidth(virDomainNetType type);
 bool virNetDevBandwidthHasFloor(const virNetDevBandwidth *b);
 bool virNetDevBandwidthSupportsFloor(virNetworkForwardType type);
diff --git a/src/libvirt_private.syms b/src/libvirt_private.syms
index 9d172d3bd0..3fc8d7de3f 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_private.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_private.syms
@@ -740,6 +740,7 @@ virNetDevBandwidthFormat;
 virNetDevBandwidthHasFloor;
 virNetDevBandwidthParse;
 virNetDevBandwidthSupportsFloor;
+virNetDevSupportsBandwidth;
 
 
 # conf/netdev_vlan_conf.h