diff --git a/src/vnet/fib/ip6_fib.h b/src/vnet/fib/ip6_fib.h
index e460e2f..af864a7 100644
--- a/src/vnet/fib/ip6_fib.h
+++ b/src/vnet/fib/ip6_fib.h
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include <vnet/ip/format.h>
 #include <vnet/fib/fib_entry.h>
 #include <vnet/fib/fib_table.h>
-#include <vnet/fib/fib_urpf_list.h>
 #include <vnet/ip/lookup.h>
 #include <vnet/dpo/load_balance.h>
 
@@ -68,27 +67,6 @@
                                void *ctx);
 
 /**
- * @brief returns number of links on which src is reachable.
- */
-always_inline int
-ip6_urpf_loose_check (ip6_main_t * im,
-		      vlib_buffer_t * b,
-		      ip6_header_t * i)
-{
-    const load_balance_t *lb0;
-    index_t lbi;
-
-    lbi = ip6_fib_table_fwding_lookup_with_if_index(
-              im,
-              vnet_buffer (b)->sw_if_index[VLIB_RX],
-              &i->src_address);
-
-    lb0 = load_balance_get(lbi);
-
-    return (fib_urpf_check_size (lb0->lb_urpf));
-}
-
-/**
  * @brief return the DPO that the LB stacks on.
  */
 always_inline u32
diff --git a/src/vnet/ip/ip6_forward.c b/src/vnet/ip/ip6_forward.c
index ae5c19b..c15683e 100644
--- a/src/vnet/ip/ip6_forward.c
+++ b/src/vnet/ip/ip6_forward.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include <vnet/ethernet/ethernet.h>	/* for ethernet_header_t */
 #include <vnet/srp/srp.h>	/* for srp_hw_interface_class */
 #include <vppinfra/cache.h>
+#include <vnet/fib/fib_urpf_list.h>	/* for FIB uRPF check */
 #include <vnet/fib/ip6_fib.h>
 #include <vnet/mfib/ip6_mfib.h>
 #include <vnet/dpo/load_balance.h>
@@ -1316,6 +1317,25 @@
   return (next_proto);
 }
 
+/**
+ * @brief returns number of links on which src is reachable.
+ */
+always_inline int
+ip6_urpf_loose_check (ip6_main_t * im, vlib_buffer_t * b, ip6_header_t * i)
+{
+  const load_balance_t *lb0;
+  index_t lbi;
+
+  lbi = ip6_fib_table_fwding_lookup_with_if_index (im,
+						   vnet_buffer
+						   (b)->sw_if_index[VLIB_RX],
+						   &i->src_address);
+
+  lb0 = load_balance_get (lbi);
+
+  return (fib_urpf_check_size (lb0->lb_urpf));
+}
+
 static uword
 ip6_local (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_node_runtime_t * node, vlib_frame_t * frame)
 {