diff --git a/zebra/rt_netlink.c b/zebra/rt_netlink.c
index 1a090c78e3..79d79d74be 100644
--- a/zebra/rt_netlink.c
+++ b/zebra/rt_netlink.c
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ static inline bool is_selfroute(int proto)
 	return false;
 }
 
-static inline int zebra2proto(int proto)
+int zebra2proto(int proto)
 {
 	switch (proto) {
 	case ZEBRA_ROUTE_BABEL:
diff --git a/zebra/rt_netlink.h b/zebra/rt_netlink.h
index 351f98a2ca..8506367ae4 100644
--- a/zebra/rt_netlink.h
+++ b/zebra/rt_netlink.h
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@ const char *ifa_flags2str(uint32_t flags, char *buf, size_t buflen);
 const char *nh_flags2str(uint32_t flags, char *buf, size_t buflen);
 
 void nl_dump(void *msg, size_t msglen);
+
+extern int zebra2proto(int proto);
+
 #endif /* NETLINK_DEBUG */
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/zebra/zebra_fpm_netlink.c b/zebra/zebra_fpm_netlink.c
index 628d4a2a87..06c45578a6 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_fpm_netlink.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_fpm_netlink.c
@@ -253,14 +253,7 @@ static int netlink_route_info_add_nh(struct netlink_route_info *ri,
  */
 static uint8_t netlink_proto_from_route_type(int type)
 {
-	switch (type) {
-	case ZEBRA_ROUTE_KERNEL:
-	case ZEBRA_ROUTE_CONNECT:
-		return RTPROT_KERNEL;
-
-	default:
-		return RTPROT_ZEBRA;
-	}
+	return zebra2proto(type);
 }
 
 /*