diff --git a/include/rdma/ib_addr.h b/include/rdma/ib_addr.h
index 9996539..f3ac0f2 100644
--- a/include/rdma/ib_addr.h
+++ b/include/rdma/ib_addr.h
@@ -102,11 +102,7 @@
 int rdma_copy_addr(struct rdma_dev_addr *dev_addr, struct net_device *dev,
 	      const unsigned char *dst_dev_addr);
 
-static inline int ip_addr_size(struct sockaddr *addr)
-{
-	return addr->sa_family == AF_INET6 ?
-	       sizeof(struct sockaddr_in6) : sizeof(struct sockaddr_in);
-}
+int rdma_addr_size(struct sockaddr *addr);
 
 static inline u16 ib_addr_get_pkey(struct rdma_dev_addr *dev_addr)
 {