diff --git a/include/net/ip.h b/include/net/ip.h
index a68f838a132c..48f55979d842 100644
--- a/include/net/ip.h
+++ b/include/net/ip.h
@@ -194,7 +194,17 @@ static inline u64 snmp_fold_field64(void __percpu *mib[], int offt, size_t syncp
 }
 #endif
 extern int snmp_mib_init(void __percpu *ptr[2], size_t mibsize, size_t align);
-extern void snmp_mib_free(void __percpu *ptr[2]);
+
+static inline void snmp_mib_free(void __percpu *ptr[SNMP_ARRAY_SZ])
+{
+	int i;
+
+	BUG_ON(ptr == NULL);
+	for (i = 0; i < SNMP_ARRAY_SZ; i++) {
+		free_percpu(ptr[i]);
+		ptr[i] = NULL;
+	}
+}
 
 extern struct local_ports {
 	seqlock_t	lock;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
index b4d0be2b7ce9..7a1874b7b8fd 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
@@ -1532,18 +1532,6 @@ int snmp_mib_init(void __percpu *ptr[2], size_t mibsize, size_t align)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snmp_mib_init);
 
-void snmp_mib_free(void __percpu *ptr[SNMP_ARRAY_SZ])
-{
-	int i;
-
-	BUG_ON(ptr == NULL);
-	for (i = 0; i < SNMP_ARRAY_SZ; i++) {
-		free_percpu(ptr[i]);
-		ptr[i] = NULL;
-	}
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snmp_mib_free);
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_IP_MULTICAST
 static const struct net_protocol igmp_protocol = {
 	.handler =	igmp_rcv,