diff --git a/src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-shared-utils.h b/src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-shared-utils.h
index ef159576f..4493e73bd 100644
--- a/src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-shared-utils.h
+++ b/src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-shared-utils.h
@@ -452,13 +452,14 @@ nm_utils_ip4_address_is_zeronet(in_addr_t network)
 
 #define NM_UTILS_INET_ADDRSTRLEN INET6_ADDRSTRLEN
 
+/* Forward declare function so we don't have to drag in <arpa/inet.h>. */
+const char *inet_ntop(int af, const void *src, char *dst, socklen_t size);
+
 static inline const char *
 nm_utils_inet_ntop(int addr_family, gconstpointer addr, char *dst)
 {
     const char *s;
 
-    const char *inet_ntop(int af, const void *src, char *dst, socklen_t size);
-
     nm_assert_addr_family(addr_family);
     nm_assert(addr);
     nm_assert(dst);