diff --git a/include/linux/seq_file_net.h b/include/linux/seq_file_net.h
index 43ccd84127b6..ed20faa99e05 100644
--- a/include/linux/seq_file_net.h
+++ b/include/linux/seq_file_net.h
@@ -28,4 +28,17 @@ static inline struct net *seq_file_net(struct seq_file *seq)
 #endif
 }
 
+/*
+ * This one is needed for single_open_net since net is stored directly in
+ * private not as a struct i.e. seq_file_net can't be used.
+ */
+static inline struct net *seq_file_single_net(struct seq_file *seq)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
+	return (struct net *)seq->private;
+#else
+	return &init_net;
+#endif
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/include/net/ip_vs.h b/include/net/ip_vs.h
index eb0bec043c96..aea7a124e66b 100644
--- a/include/net/ip_vs.h
+++ b/include/net/ip_vs.h
@@ -41,18 +41,6 @@ static inline struct netns_ipvs *net_ipvs(struct net* net)
 	return net->ipvs;
 }
 
-/* This one needed for single_open_net since net is stored directly in
- * private not as a struct i.e. seq_file_net can't be used.
- */
-static inline struct net *seq_file_single_net(struct seq_file *seq)
-{
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
-	return (struct net *)seq->private;
-#else
-	return &init_net;
-#endif
-}
-
 /* Connections' size value needed by ip_vs_ctl.c */
 extern int ip_vs_conn_tab_size;