diff --git a/include/net/netmem.h b/include/net/netmem.h
index 9e10f4ac50c3..2113a197abb3 100644
--- a/include/net/netmem.h
+++ b/include/net/netmem.h
@@ -389,6 +389,18 @@ static inline unsigned long netmem_get_dma_addr(netmem_ref netmem)
 	return netmem_to_nmdesc(netmem)->dma_addr;
 }
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_NET_DEVMEM)
+static inline bool net_is_devmem_iov(const struct net_iov *niov)
+{
+	return niov->type == NET_IOV_DMABUF;
+}
+#else
+static inline bool net_is_devmem_iov(const struct net_iov *niov)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+#endif
+
 void get_netmem(netmem_ref netmem);
 void put_netmem(netmem_ref netmem);
 
diff --git a/net/core/devmem.c b/net/core/devmem.c
index 185ed2a73d1c..63f093f7d2b2 100644
--- a/net/core/devmem.c
+++ b/net/core/devmem.c
@@ -30,11 +30,6 @@ static DEFINE_XARRAY_FLAGS(net_devmem_dmabuf_bindings, XA_FLAGS_ALLOC1);
 
 static const struct memory_provider_ops dmabuf_devmem_ops;
 
-bool net_is_devmem_iov(struct net_iov *niov)
-{
-	return niov->type == NET_IOV_DMABUF;
-}
-
 static void net_devmem_dmabuf_free_chunk_owner(struct gen_pool *genpool,
 					       struct gen_pool_chunk *chunk,
 					       void *not_used)
diff --git a/net/core/devmem.h b/net/core/devmem.h
index 2534c8144212..1c5c18581fcb 100644
--- a/net/core/devmem.h
+++ b/net/core/devmem.h
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ struct net_iov *
 net_devmem_alloc_dmabuf(struct net_devmem_dmabuf_binding *binding);
 void net_devmem_free_dmabuf(struct net_iov *ppiov);
 
-bool net_is_devmem_iov(struct net_iov *niov);
+
 struct net_devmem_dmabuf_binding *
 net_devmem_get_binding(struct sock *sk, unsigned int dmabuf_id);
 struct net_iov *
@@ -214,11 +214,6 @@ static inline u32 net_devmem_iov_binding_id(const struct net_iov *niov)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline bool net_is_devmem_iov(struct net_iov *niov)
-{
-	return false;
-}
-
 static inline struct net_devmem_dmabuf_binding *
 net_devmem_get_binding(struct sock *sk, unsigned int dmabuf_id)
 {