diff --git a/src/platform/nm-linux-platform.c b/src/platform/nm-linux-platform.c
index f83b650be4..702a6ee206 100644
--- a/src/platform/nm-linux-platform.c
+++ b/src/platform/nm-linux-platform.c
@@ -290,45 +290,6 @@ _support_user_ipv6ll_detect (struct nlattr **tb)
  * Various utilities
  ******************************************************************/
 
-static guint
-_nm_ip_config_source_to_rtprot (NMIPConfigSource source)
-{
-	switch (source) {
-	case NM_IP_CONFIG_SOURCE_UNKNOWN:
-		return RTPROT_UNSPEC;
-	case NM_IP_CONFIG_SOURCE_KERNEL:
-	case NM_IP_CONFIG_SOURCE_RTPROT_KERNEL:
-		return RTPROT_KERNEL;
-	case NM_IP_CONFIG_SOURCE_DHCP:
-		return RTPROT_DHCP;
-	case NM_IP_CONFIG_SOURCE_RDISC:
-		return RTPROT_RA;
-
-	default:
-		return RTPROT_STATIC;
-	}
-}
-
-static NMIPConfigSource
-_nm_ip_config_source_from_rtprot (guint rtprot)
-{
-	switch (rtprot) {
-	case RTPROT_UNSPEC:
-		return NM_IP_CONFIG_SOURCE_UNKNOWN;
-	case RTPROT_KERNEL:
-		return NM_IP_CONFIG_SOURCE_RTPROT_KERNEL;
-	case RTPROT_REDIRECT:
-		return NM_IP_CONFIG_SOURCE_KERNEL;
-	case RTPROT_RA:
-		return NM_IP_CONFIG_SOURCE_RDISC;
-	case RTPROT_DHCP:
-		return NM_IP_CONFIG_SOURCE_DHCP;
-
-	default:
-		return NM_IP_CONFIG_SOURCE_USER;
-	}
-}
-
 static void
 clear_host_address (int family, const void *network, guint8 plen, void *dst)
 {
@@ -1911,7 +1872,7 @@ _new_from_nl_route (struct nlmsghdr *nlh, gboolean id_only)
 		 * */
 		obj->ip_route.source = _NM_IP_CONFIG_SOURCE_RTM_F_CLONED;
 	} else
-		obj->ip_route.source = _nm_ip_config_source_from_rtprot (rtm->rtm_protocol);
+		obj->ip_route.source = nmp_utils_ip_config_source_from_rtprot (rtm->rtm_protocol);
 
 	obj_result = obj;
 	obj = NULL;
@@ -2271,7 +2232,7 @@ _nl_msg_new_route (int nlmsg_type,
 		.rtm_family = family,
 		.rtm_tos = 0,
 		.rtm_table = RT_TABLE_MAIN, /* omit setting RTA_TABLE attribute */
-		.rtm_protocol = _nm_ip_config_source_to_rtprot (source),
+		.rtm_protocol = nmp_utils_ip_config_source_to_rtprot (source),
 		.rtm_scope = scope,
 		.rtm_type = RTN_UNICAST,
 		.rtm_flags = 0,
diff --git a/src/platform/nm-platform-utils.c b/src/platform/nm-platform-utils.c
index d0c92a787c..b4542adf8d 100644
--- a/src/platform/nm-platform-utils.c
+++ b/src/platform/nm-platform-utils.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <linux/sockios.h>
 #include <linux/mii.h>
 #include <linux/version.h>
+#include <linux/rtnetlink.h>
 
 #include "nm-utils.h"
 #include "nm-setting-wired.h"
@@ -412,6 +413,10 @@ out:
 	return g_intern_string (driver);
 }
 
+/******************************************************************************
+ * utils
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
 gboolean
 nmp_utils_device_exists (const char *name)
 {
@@ -427,3 +432,43 @@ nmp_utils_device_exists (const char *name)
 	nm_utils_ifname_cpy (&sysdir[NM_STRLEN (SYS_CLASS_NET)], name);
 	return g_file_test (sysdir, G_FILE_TEST_EXISTS);
 }
+
+guint
+nmp_utils_ip_config_source_to_rtprot (NMIPConfigSource source)
+{
+	switch (source) {
+	case NM_IP_CONFIG_SOURCE_UNKNOWN:
+		return RTPROT_UNSPEC;
+	case NM_IP_CONFIG_SOURCE_KERNEL:
+	case NM_IP_CONFIG_SOURCE_RTPROT_KERNEL:
+		return RTPROT_KERNEL;
+	case NM_IP_CONFIG_SOURCE_DHCP:
+		return RTPROT_DHCP;
+	case NM_IP_CONFIG_SOURCE_RDISC:
+		return RTPROT_RA;
+
+	default:
+		return RTPROT_STATIC;
+	}
+}
+
+NMIPConfigSource
+nmp_utils_ip_config_source_from_rtprot (guint rtprot)
+{
+	switch (rtprot) {
+	case RTPROT_UNSPEC:
+		return NM_IP_CONFIG_SOURCE_UNKNOWN;
+	case RTPROT_KERNEL:
+		return NM_IP_CONFIG_SOURCE_RTPROT_KERNEL;
+	case RTPROT_REDIRECT:
+		return NM_IP_CONFIG_SOURCE_KERNEL;
+	case RTPROT_RA:
+		return NM_IP_CONFIG_SOURCE_RDISC;
+	case RTPROT_DHCP:
+		return NM_IP_CONFIG_SOURCE_DHCP;
+
+	default:
+		return NM_IP_CONFIG_SOURCE_USER;
+	}
+}
+
diff --git a/src/platform/nm-platform-utils.h b/src/platform/nm-platform-utils.h
index 976bd8db40..f259474719 100644
--- a/src/platform/nm-platform-utils.h
+++ b/src/platform/nm-platform-utils.h
@@ -54,4 +54,7 @@ const char *nmp_utils_udev_get_driver (GUdevDevice *device);
 
 gboolean nmp_utils_device_exists (const char *name);
 
+guint            nmp_utils_ip_config_source_to_rtprot   (NMIPConfigSource source);
+NMIPConfigSource nmp_utils_ip_config_source_from_rtprot (guint rtprot);
+
 #endif /* __NM_PLATFORM_UTILS_H__ */