diff --git a/engine/common/net_ws.c b/engine/common/net_ws.c
index bb2e71f4..cf62a87e 100644
--- a/engine/common/net_ws.c
+++ b/engine/common/net_ws.c
@@ -1018,16 +1018,6 @@ int NET_CompareAdrSort( const void *_a, const void *_b )
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/*
-====================
-NET_IsLocalAddress
-====================
-*/
-qboolean NET_IsLocalAddress( netadr_t adr )
-{
-	return (adr.type == NA_LOOPBACK) ? true : false;
-}
-
 /*
 =============
 NET_StringToAdr
diff --git a/engine/common/net_ws.h b/engine/common/net_ws.h
index 085477a9..8b763f12 100644
--- a/engine/common/net_ws.h
+++ b/engine/common/net_ws.h
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ void NET_Sleep( int msec );
 qboolean NET_IsActive( void );
 qboolean NET_IsConfigured( void );
 void NET_Config( qboolean net_enable, qboolean changeport );
-qboolean NET_IsLocalAddress( netadr_t adr );
 const char *NET_AdrToString( const netadr_t a );
 const char *NET_BaseAdrToString( const netadr_t a );
 qboolean NET_IsReservedAdr( netadr_t a );
@@ -79,6 +78,11 @@ void NET_SendPacketEx( netsrc_t sock, size_t length, const void *data, netadr_t
 void NET_IP6BytesToNetadr( netadr_t *adr, const uint8_t *ip6 );
 void NET_NetadrToIP6Bytes( uint8_t *ip6, const netadr_t *adr );
 
+static inline qboolean NET_IsLocalAddress( netadr_t adr )
+{
+	return adr.type == NA_LOOPBACK ? true : false;
+}
+
 #if !XASH_DEDICATED
 int CL_GetSplitSize( void );
 #endif