diff --git a/src/util/virnetdevip.c b/src/util/virnetdevip.c
index bf98ed8a59..7197d07d60 100644
--- a/src/util/virnetdevip.c
+++ b/src/util/virnetdevip.c
@@ -1129,3 +1129,9 @@ virNetDevIPInfoAddToDev(const char *ifname,
  cleanup:
     return ret;
 }
+
+void
+virNetDevIPAddrFree(virNetDevIPAddrPtr ip)
+{
+    VIR_FREE(ip);
+}
diff --git a/src/util/virnetdevip.h b/src/util/virnetdevip.h
index 6b509ea445..dfc978d815 100644
--- a/src/util/virnetdevip.h
+++ b/src/util/virnetdevip.h
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ int virNetDevIPAddrGet(const char *ifname, virSocketAddrPtr addr)
 int virNetDevIPWaitDadFinish(virSocketAddrPtr *addrs, size_t count)
     ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(1);
 bool virNetDevIPCheckIPv6Forwarding(void);
+void virNetDevIPAddrFree(virNetDevIPAddrPtr ip);
 
 /* virNetDevIPRoute object */
 void virNetDevIPRouteFree(virNetDevIPRoutePtr def);