diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_attr.c b/bgpd/bgp_attr.c
index 7cdf98cba7..7aa9bbbb91 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_attr.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_attr.c
@@ -480,16 +480,6 @@ static bool bgp_attr_aigp_get_tlv_metric(uint8_t *pnt, int length,
 	return false;
 }
 
-static uint64_t bgp_aigp_metric_total(struct bgp_path_info *bpi)
-{
-	uint64_t aigp = bgp_attr_get_aigp_metric(bpi->attr);
-
-	if (bpi->nexthop)
-		return aigp + bpi->nexthop->metric;
-	else
-		return aigp;
-}
-
 static void stream_put_bgp_aigp_tlv_metric(struct stream *s,
 					   struct bgp_path_info *bpi)
 {
diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_attr.h b/bgpd/bgp_attr.h
index a8ca8c1fa6..02ddf88b62 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_attr.h
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_attr.h
@@ -598,6 +598,16 @@ static inline void bgp_attr_set_aigp_metric(struct attr *attr, uint64_t aigp)
 		SET_FLAG(attr->flag, ATTR_FLAG_BIT(BGP_ATTR_AIGP));
 }
 
+static inline uint64_t bgp_aigp_metric_total(struct bgp_path_info *bpi)
+{
+	uint64_t aigp = bgp_attr_get_aigp_metric(bpi->attr);
+
+	if (bpi->nexthop)
+		return aigp + bpi->nexthop->metric;
+	else
+		return aigp;
+}
+
 static inline struct cluster_list *bgp_attr_get_cluster(const struct attr *attr)
 {
 	return attr->cluster1;
diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_route.c b/bgpd/bgp_route.c
index 9cefec0706..0f196157c8 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_route.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_route.c
@@ -1068,8 +1068,8 @@ int bgp_path_info_cmp(struct bgp *bgp, struct bgp_path_info *new,
 	if (CHECK_FLAG(newattr->flag, ATTR_FLAG_BIT(BGP_ATTR_AIGP)) &&
 	    CHECK_FLAG(existattr->flag, ATTR_FLAG_BIT(BGP_ATTR_AIGP)) &&
 	    CHECK_FLAG(bgp->flags, BGP_FLAG_COMPARE_AIGP)) {
-		uint64_t new_aigp = bgp_attr_get_aigp_metric(newattr);
-		uint64_t exist_aigp = bgp_attr_get_aigp_metric(existattr);
+		uint64_t new_aigp = bgp_aigp_metric_total(new);
+		uint64_t exist_aigp = bgp_aigp_metric_total(exist);
 
 		if (new_aigp < exist_aigp) {
 			*reason = bgp_path_selection_aigp;