diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_table.c b/bgpd/bgp_table.c
index 833bdec2ed..376172a6f9 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_table.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_table.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "bgpd/bgpd.h"
 #include "bgpd/bgp_table.h"
 #include "bgp_addpath.h"
+#include "bgp_trace.h"
 
 void bgp_table_lock(struct bgp_table *rt)
 {
@@ -60,6 +61,42 @@ void bgp_table_finish(struct bgp_table **rt)
 	}
 }
 
+/*
+ * bgp_dest_unlock_node
+ */
+void bgp_dest_unlock_node(struct bgp_dest *dest)
+{
+	frrtrace(1, frr_bgp, bgp_dest_unlock, dest);
+	bgp_delete_listnode(dest);
+	route_unlock_node(bgp_dest_to_rnode(dest));
+}
+
+/*
+ * bgp_dest_lock_node
+ */
+struct bgp_dest *bgp_dest_lock_node(struct bgp_dest *dest)
+{
+	frrtrace(1, frr_bgp, bgp_dest_lock, dest);
+	struct route_node *rn = route_lock_node(bgp_dest_to_rnode(dest));
+
+	return bgp_dest_from_rnode(rn);
+}
+
+/*
+ * bgp_dest_get_prefix_str
+ */
+const char *bgp_dest_get_prefix_str(struct bgp_dest *dest)
+{
+	const struct prefix *p = NULL;
+	char str[PREFIX_STRLEN] = {0};
+
+	p = bgp_dest_get_prefix(dest);
+	if (p)
+		return prefix2str(p, str, sizeof(str));
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 /*
  * bgp_node_create
  */
diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_table.h b/bgpd/bgp_table.h
index 8a5ed2442f..d832383ab4 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_table.h
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_table.h
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #include "linklist.h"
 #include "bgpd.h"
 #include "bgp_advertise.h"
-#include "bgpd/bgp_trace.h"
 
 struct bgp_table {
 	/* table belongs to this instance */
@@ -135,6 +134,9 @@ extern struct bgp_table *bgp_table_init(struct bgp *bgp, afi_t, safi_t);
 extern void bgp_table_lock(struct bgp_table *);
 extern void bgp_table_unlock(struct bgp_table *);
 extern void bgp_table_finish(struct bgp_table **);
+extern void bgp_dest_unlock_node(struct bgp_dest *dest);
+extern struct bgp_dest *bgp_dest_lock_node(struct bgp_dest *dest);
+extern const char *bgp_dest_get_prefix_str(struct bgp_dest *dest);
 
 
 /*
@@ -179,16 +181,6 @@ static inline struct bgp_dest *bgp_dest_parent_nolock(struct bgp_dest *dest)
 	return bgp_dest_from_rnode(rn);
 }
 
-/*
- * bgp_dest_unlock_node
- */
-static inline void bgp_dest_unlock_node(struct bgp_dest *dest)
-{
-	frrtrace(1, frr_bgp, bgp_dest_unlock, dest);
-	bgp_delete_listnode(dest);
-	route_unlock_node(bgp_dest_to_rnode(dest));
-}
-
 /*
  * bgp_table_top_nolock
  *
@@ -253,17 +245,6 @@ bgp_node_lookup(const struct bgp_table *const table, const struct prefix *p)
 	return bgp_dest_from_rnode(rn);
 }
 
-/*
- * bgp_dest_lock_node
- */
-static inline struct bgp_dest *bgp_dest_lock_node(struct bgp_dest *dest)
-{
-	frrtrace(1, frr_bgp, bgp_dest_lock, dest);
-	struct route_node *rn = route_lock_node(bgp_dest_to_rnode(dest));
-
-	return bgp_dest_from_rnode(rn);
-}
-
 /*
  * bgp_node_match
  */
diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_trace.h b/bgpd/bgp_trace.h
index 8bc513009d..303e06c9c9 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_trace.h
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_trace.h
@@ -218,6 +218,31 @@ TRACEPOINT_EVENT(
 
 TRACEPOINT_LOGLEVEL(frr_bgp, bmp_process, TRACE_DEBUG)
 
+/*
+ * bgp_dest_lock/bgp_dest_unlock
+ */
+TRACEPOINT_EVENT(
+	frr_bgp,
+	bgp_dest_lock,
+	TP_ARGS(struct bgp_dest *, dest),
+	TP_FIELDS(
+		ctf_string(prefix, bgp_dest_get_prefix_str(dest))
+		ctf_integer(unsigned int, count, bgp_dest_get_lock_count(dest))
+	)
+)
+TRACEPOINT_LOGLEVEL(frr_bgp, bgp_dest_lock, TRACE_INFO)
+
+TRACEPOINT_EVENT(
+	frr_bgp,
+	bgp_dest_unlock,
+	TP_ARGS(struct bgp_dest *, dest),
+	TP_FIELDS(
+		ctf_string(prefix, bgp_dest_get_prefix_str(dest))
+		ctf_integer(unsigned int, count, bgp_dest_get_lock_count(dest))
+	)
+)
+TRACEPOINT_LOGLEVEL(frr_bgp, bgp_dest_unlock, TRACE_INFO)
+
 /* clang-format on */
 
 #include <lttng/tracepoint-event.h>