diff --git a/src/lxc/confile.c b/src/lxc/confile.c
index 120e9cddf..8f94635d1 100644
--- a/src/lxc/confile.c
+++ b/src/lxc/confile.c
@@ -1450,6 +1450,26 @@ static int set_config_cgroup_relative(const char *key, const char *value,
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
+static bool parse_limit_value(const char **value, rlim_t *res)
+{
+	char *endptr = NULL;
+
+	if (strncmp(*value, "unlimited", STRLITERALLEN("unlimited")) == 0) {
+		*res = RLIM_INFINITY;
+		*value += STRLITERALLEN("unlimited");
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	errno = 0;
+	*res = strtoull(*value, &endptr, 10);
+	if (errno || !endptr)
+		return false;
+
+	*value = endptr;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 static int set_config_prlimit(const char *key, const char *value,
 			    struct lxc_conf *lxc_conf, void *data)
 {
@@ -2081,6 +2101,40 @@ static int set_config_console_size(const char *key, const char *value,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * If we find a lxc.net.[i].hwaddr or lxc.network.hwaddr in the original config
+ * file, we expand it in the unexpanded_config, so that after a save_config we
+ * store the hwaddr for re-use.
+ * This is only called when reading the config file, not when executing a
+ * lxc.include.
+ * 'x' and 'X' are substituted in-place.
+ */
+static void update_hwaddr(const char *line)
+{
+	char *p;
+
+	line += lxc_char_left_gc(line, strlen(line));
+	if (line[0] == '#')
+		return;
+
+	if (!lxc_config_net_is_hwaddr(line))
+		return;
+
+	/* Let config_net_hwaddr raise the error. */
+	p = strchr(line, '=');
+	if (!p)
+		return;
+	p++;
+
+	while (isblank(*p))
+		p++;
+
+	if (!*p)
+		return;
+
+	rand_complete_hwaddr(p);
+}
+
 int append_unexp_config_line(const char *line, struct lxc_conf *conf)
 {
 	size_t linelen;
@@ -3014,7 +3068,7 @@ bool network_new_hwaddrs(struct lxc_conf *conf)
 		else
 			lend++;
 
-		if (!lxc_config_net_hwaddr(lstart)) {
+		if (!lxc_config_net_is_hwaddr(lstart)) {
 			lstart = lend;
 			continue;
 		}
diff --git a/src/lxc/confile_utils.c b/src/lxc/confile_utils.c
index 04926854d..50777c448 100644
--- a/src/lxc/confile_utils.c
+++ b/src/lxc/confile_utils.c
@@ -548,6 +548,27 @@ int network_ifname(char *valuep, const char *value, size_t size)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+bool lxc_config_net_is_hwaddr(const char *line)
+{
+	unsigned index;
+	char tmp[7];
+
+	if (strncmp(line, "lxc.net", 7) != 0)
+		return false;
+
+	if (strncmp(line, "lxc.net.hwaddr", 14) == 0)
+		return true;
+
+	if (strncmp(line, "lxc.network.hwaddr", 18) == 0)
+		return true;
+
+	if (sscanf(line, "lxc.net.%u.%6s", &index, tmp) == 2 ||
+	    sscanf(line, "lxc.network.%u.%6s", &index, tmp) == 2)
+		return strncmp(tmp, "hwaddr", 6) == 0;
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 void rand_complete_hwaddr(char *hwaddr)
 {
 	const char hex[] = "0123456789abcdef";
@@ -580,61 +601,6 @@ void rand_complete_hwaddr(char *hwaddr)
 	}
 }
 
-bool lxc_config_net_hwaddr(const char *line)
-{
-	unsigned index;
-	char tmp[7];
-
-	if (strncmp(line, "lxc.net", 7) != 0)
-		return false;
-
-	if (strncmp(line, "lxc.net.hwaddr", 14) == 0)
-		return true;
-
-	if (strncmp(line, "lxc.network.hwaddr", 18) == 0)
-		return true;
-
-	if (sscanf(line, "lxc.net.%u.%6s", &index, tmp) == 2 ||
-	    sscanf(line, "lxc.network.%u.%6s", &index, tmp) == 2)
-		return strncmp(tmp, "hwaddr", 6) == 0;
-
-	return false;
-}
-
-/*
- * If we find a lxc.net.[i].hwaddr or lxc.network.hwaddr in the original config
- * file, we expand it in the unexpanded_config, so that after a save_config we
- * store the hwaddr for re-use.
- * This is only called when reading the config file, not when executing a
- * lxc.include.
- * 'x' and 'X' are substituted in-place.
- */
-void update_hwaddr(const char *line)
-{
-	char *p;
-
-	line += lxc_char_left_gc(line, strlen(line));
-	if (line[0] == '#')
-		return;
-
-	if (!lxc_config_net_hwaddr(line))
-		return;
-
-	/* Let config_net_hwaddr raise the error. */
-	p = strchr(line, '=');
-	if (!p)
-		return;
-	p++;
-
-	while (isblank(*p))
-		p++;
-
-	if (!*p)
-		return;
-
-	rand_complete_hwaddr(p);
-}
-
 bool new_hwaddr(char *hwaddr)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -734,26 +700,6 @@ int lxc_get_conf_uint64(struct lxc_conf *c, char *retv, int inlen, uint64_t v)
 	return fulllen;
 }
 
-bool parse_limit_value(const char **value, rlim_t *res)
-{
-	char *endptr = NULL;
-
-	if (strncmp(*value, "unlimited", STRLITERALLEN("unlimited")) == 0) {
-		*res = RLIM_INFINITY;
-		*value += STRLITERALLEN("unlimited");
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	errno = 0;
-	*res = strtoull(*value, &endptr, 10);
-	if (errno || !endptr)
-		return false;
-
-	*value = endptr;
-
-	return true;
-}
-
 static int lxc_container_name_to_pid(const char *lxcname_or_pid,
 				     const char *lxcpath)
 {
diff --git a/src/lxc/confile_utils.h b/src/lxc/confile_utils.h
index e381cbe64..5a3bcc914 100644
--- a/src/lxc/confile_utils.h
+++ b/src/lxc/confile_utils.h
@@ -66,15 +66,13 @@ extern int set_config_path_item(char **conf_item, const char *value);
 extern int config_ip_prefix(struct in_addr *addr);
 extern int network_ifname(char *valuep, const char *value, size_t size);
 extern void rand_complete_hwaddr(char *hwaddr);
-extern bool lxc_config_net_hwaddr(const char *line);
-extern void update_hwaddr(const char *line);
+extern bool lxc_config_net_is_hwaddr(const char *line);
 extern bool new_hwaddr(char *hwaddr);
 extern int lxc_get_conf_str(char *retv, int inlen, const char *value);
 extern int lxc_get_conf_bool(struct lxc_conf *c, char *retv, int inlen, bool v);
 extern int lxc_get_conf_int(struct lxc_conf *c, char *retv, int inlen, int v);
 extern int lxc_get_conf_size_t(struct lxc_conf *c, char *retv, int inlen, size_t v);
 extern int lxc_get_conf_uint64(struct lxc_conf *c, char *retv, int inlen, uint64_t v);
-extern bool parse_limit_value(const char **value, rlim_t *res);
 extern int lxc_inherit_namespace(const char *lxcname_or_pid,
 				 const char *lxcpath, const char *namespace);
 extern int sig_parse(const char *signame);
diff --git a/src/tests/lxc-test-utils.c b/src/tests/lxc-test-utils.c
index 4f7950ce8..841198d9e 100644
--- a/src/tests/lxc-test-utils.c
+++ b/src/tests/lxc-test-utils.c
@@ -518,18 +518,18 @@ void test_parse_byte_size_string(void)
 	}
 }
 
-void test_lxc_config_net_hwaddr(void)
+void test_lxc_config_net_is_hwaddr(void)
 {
-	if (!lxc_config_net_hwaddr("lxc.net.0.hwaddr = 00:16:3e:04:65:b8\n"))
+	if (!lxc_config_net_is_hwaddr("lxc.net.0.hwaddr = 00:16:3e:04:65:b8\n"))
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 
-	if (lxc_config_net_hwaddr("lxc.net"))
+	if (lxc_config_net_is_hwaddr("lxc.net"))
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 
-	if (lxc_config_net_hwaddr("lxc.net."))
+	if (lxc_config_net_is_hwaddr("lxc.net."))
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 
-	if (lxc_config_net_hwaddr("lxc.net.0."))
+	if (lxc_config_net_is_hwaddr("lxc.net.0."))
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 }
 
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	test_lxc_safe_int();
 	test_lxc_safe_long();
 	test_parse_byte_size_string();
-	test_lxc_config_net_hwaddr();
+	test_lxc_config_net_is_hwaddr();
 	test_task_blocks_signal();
 
 	exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);