diff --git a/include/net/ip_fib.h b/include/net/ip_fib.h
index 52b2406a5dfc..b9cba41c6d4f 100644
--- a/include/net/ip_fib.h
+++ b/include/net/ip_fib.h
@@ -311,6 +311,11 @@ static inline int fib_lookup(struct net *net, const struct flowi4 *flp,
 	return err;
 }
 
+static inline bool fib4_has_custom_rules(const struct net *net)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+
 static inline bool fib4_rule_default(const struct fib_rule *rule)
 {
 	return true;
@@ -378,6 +383,11 @@ out:
 	return err;
 }
 
+static inline bool fib4_has_custom_rules(const struct net *net)
+{
+	return net->ipv4.fib_has_custom_rules;
+}
+
 bool fib4_rule_default(const struct fib_rule *rule);
 int fib4_rules_dump(struct net *net, struct notifier_block *nb,
 		    struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c b/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
index 71c78d223dfd..577db1d50a24 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
@@ -70,11 +70,6 @@ fail:
 	fib_free_table(main_table);
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }
-
-static bool fib4_has_custom_rules(struct net *net)
-{
-	return false;
-}
 #else
 
 struct fib_table *fib_new_table(struct net *net, u32 id)
@@ -131,11 +126,6 @@ struct fib_table *fib_get_table(struct net *net, u32 id)
 	}
 	return NULL;
 }
-
-static bool fib4_has_custom_rules(struct net *net)
-{
-	return net->ipv4.fib_has_custom_rules;
-}
 #endif /* CONFIG_IP_MULTIPLE_TABLES */
 
 static void fib_replace_table(struct net *net, struct fib_table *old,