diff --git a/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c b/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
index 59f8f3124855..0bf09c45febd 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
@@ -86,8 +86,7 @@ bool mptcp_addresses_equal(const struct mptcp_addr_info *a,
 	return a->port == b->port;
 }
 
-static void local_address(const struct sock_common *skc,
-			  struct mptcp_addr_info *addr)
+void mptcp_local_address(const struct sock_common *skc, struct mptcp_addr_info *addr)
 {
 	addr->family = skc->skc_family;
 	addr->port = htons(skc->skc_num);
@@ -122,7 +121,7 @@ static bool lookup_subflow_by_saddr(const struct list_head *list,
 	list_for_each_entry(subflow, list, node) {
 		skc = (struct sock_common *)mptcp_subflow_tcp_sock(subflow);
 
-		local_address(skc, &cur);
+		mptcp_local_address(skc, &cur);
 		if (mptcp_addresses_equal(&cur, saddr, saddr->port))
 			return true;
 	}
@@ -263,7 +262,7 @@ bool mptcp_pm_sport_in_anno_list(struct mptcp_sock *msk, const struct sock *sk)
 	struct mptcp_addr_info saddr;
 	bool ret = false;
 
-	local_address((struct sock_common *)sk, &saddr);
+	mptcp_local_address((struct sock_common *)sk, &saddr);
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&msk->pm.lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(entry, &msk->pm.anno_list, list) {
@@ -541,7 +540,7 @@ static void mptcp_pm_create_subflow_or_signal_addr(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 		struct mptcp_addr_info mpc_addr;
 		bool backup = false;
 
-		local_address((struct sock_common *)msk->first, &mpc_addr);
+		mptcp_local_address((struct sock_common *)msk->first, &mpc_addr);
 		rcu_read_lock();
 		entry = __lookup_addr(pernet, &mpc_addr, false);
 		if (entry) {
@@ -752,7 +751,7 @@ int mptcp_pm_nl_mp_prio_send_ack(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
 		struct sock *ssk = mptcp_subflow_tcp_sock(subflow);
 		struct mptcp_addr_info local, remote;
 
-		local_address((struct sock_common *)ssk, &local);
+		mptcp_local_address((struct sock_common *)ssk, &local);
 		if (!mptcp_addresses_equal(&local, addr, addr->port))
 			continue;
 
@@ -1070,8 +1069,8 @@ int mptcp_pm_nl_get_local_id(struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct sock_common *skc)
 	/* The 0 ID mapping is defined by the first subflow, copied into the msk
 	 * addr
 	 */
-	local_address((struct sock_common *)msk, &msk_local);
-	local_address((struct sock_common *)skc, &skc_local);
+	mptcp_local_address((struct sock_common *)msk, &msk_local);
+	mptcp_local_address((struct sock_common *)skc, &skc_local);
 	if (mptcp_addresses_equal(&msk_local, &skc_local, false))
 		return 0;
 
@@ -1491,7 +1490,7 @@ static int mptcp_nl_remove_id_zero_address(struct net *net,
 		if (list_empty(&msk->conn_list) || mptcp_pm_is_userspace(msk))
 			goto next;
 
-		local_address((struct sock_common *)msk, &msk_local);
+		mptcp_local_address((struct sock_common *)msk, &msk_local);
 		if (!mptcp_addresses_equal(&msk_local, addr, addr->port))
 			goto next;
 
diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.h b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
index 70c957bc56a8..3580c7fc39c3 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.h
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
@@ -638,6 +638,7 @@ void mptcp_set_owner_r(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sock *sk);
 
 bool mptcp_addresses_equal(const struct mptcp_addr_info *a,
 			   const struct mptcp_addr_info *b, bool use_port);
+void mptcp_local_address(const struct sock_common *skc, struct mptcp_addr_info *addr);
 
 /* called with sk socket lock held */
 int __mptcp_subflow_connect(struct sock *sk, const struct mptcp_addr_info *loc,