diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h
index 90690e37a56f..c7bfddfc65b0 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h
@@ -279,6 +279,18 @@ static inline bool nf_ct_should_gc(const struct nf_conn *ct)
 	       !nf_ct_is_dying(ct);
 }
 
+#define	NF_CT_DAY	(86400 * HZ)
+
+/* Set an arbitrary timeout large enough not to ever expire, this save
+ * us a check for the IPS_OFFLOAD_BIT from the packet path via
+ * nf_ct_is_expired().
+ */
+static inline void nf_ct_offload_timeout(struct nf_conn *ct)
+{
+	if (nf_ct_expires(ct) < NF_CT_DAY / 2)
+		ct->timeout = nfct_time_stamp + NF_CT_DAY;
+}
+
 struct kernel_param;
 
 int nf_conntrack_set_hashsize(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp);
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
index f33d72c5b06e..c3cea50d1bcb 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
@@ -1344,18 +1344,6 @@ static bool gc_worker_can_early_drop(const struct nf_conn *ct)
 	return false;
 }
 
-#define	DAY	(86400 * HZ)
-
-/* Set an arbitrary timeout large enough not to ever expire, this save
- * us a check for the IPS_OFFLOAD_BIT from the packet path via
- * nf_ct_is_expired().
- */
-static void nf_ct_offload_timeout(struct nf_conn *ct)
-{
-	if (nf_ct_expires(ct) < DAY / 2)
-		ct->timeout = nfct_time_stamp + DAY;
-}
-
 static void gc_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	unsigned int min_interval = max(HZ / GC_MAX_BUCKETS_DIV, 1u);