diff --git a/include/linux/skbuff.h b/include/linux/skbuff.h
index 888e3d7e74c1..aa57e2eca33b 100644
--- a/include/linux/skbuff.h
+++ b/include/linux/skbuff.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #include <linux/if_packet.h>
 #include <linux/llist.h>
 #include <net/flow.h>
-#include <net/page_pool/types.h>
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK)
 #include <linux/netfilter/nf_conntrack_common.h>
 #endif
@@ -3421,13 +3420,15 @@ static inline void skb_frag_ref(struct sk_buff *skb, int f)
 	__skb_frag_ref(&skb_shinfo(skb)->frags[f]);
 }
 
+bool napi_pp_put_page(struct page *page, bool napi_safe);
+
 static inline void
 napi_frag_unref(skb_frag_t *frag, bool recycle, bool napi_safe)
 {
 	struct page *page = skb_frag_page(frag);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PAGE_POOL
-	if (recycle && page_pool_return_skb_page(page, napi_safe))
+	if (recycle && napi_pp_put_page(page, napi_safe))
 		return;
 #endif
 	put_page(page);
diff --git a/include/net/page_pool/types.h b/include/net/page_pool/types.h
index 4a0270291deb..c7aef6c75935 100644
--- a/include/net/page_pool/types.h
+++ b/include/net/page_pool/types.h
@@ -156,8 +156,6 @@ struct page_pool {
 struct page *page_pool_alloc_pages(struct page_pool *pool, gfp_t gfp);
 struct page *page_pool_alloc_frag(struct page_pool *pool, unsigned int *offset,
 				  unsigned int size, gfp_t gfp);
-bool page_pool_return_skb_page(struct page *page, bool napi_safe);
-
 struct page_pool *page_pool_create(const struct page_pool_params *params);
 
 struct xdp_mem_info;
diff --git a/net/core/page_pool.c b/net/core/page_pool.c
index 2a75f61264c5..7a23ca6b1124 100644
--- a/net/core/page_pool.c
+++ b/net/core/page_pool.c
@@ -906,42 +906,3 @@ void page_pool_update_nid(struct page_pool *pool, int new_nid)
 	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(page_pool_update_nid);
-
-bool page_pool_return_skb_page(struct page *page, bool napi_safe)
-{
-	struct napi_struct *napi;
-	struct page_pool *pp;
-	bool allow_direct;
-
-	page = compound_head(page);
-
-	/* page->pp_magic is OR'ed with PP_SIGNATURE after the allocation
-	 * in order to preserve any existing bits, such as bit 0 for the
-	 * head page of compound page and bit 1 for pfmemalloc page, so
-	 * mask those bits for freeing side when doing below checking,
-	 * and page_is_pfmemalloc() is checked in __page_pool_put_page()
-	 * to avoid recycling the pfmemalloc page.
-	 */
-	if (unlikely((page->pp_magic & ~0x3UL) != PP_SIGNATURE))
-		return false;
-
-	pp = page->pp;
-
-	/* Allow direct recycle if we have reasons to believe that we are
-	 * in the same context as the consumer would run, so there's
-	 * no possible race.
-	 */
-	napi = READ_ONCE(pp->p.napi);
-	allow_direct = napi_safe && napi &&
-		READ_ONCE(napi->list_owner) == smp_processor_id();
-
-	/* Driver set this to memory recycling info. Reset it on recycle.
-	 * This will *not* work for NIC using a split-page memory model.
-	 * The page will be returned to the pool here regardless of the
-	 * 'flipped' fragment being in use or not.
-	 */
-	page_pool_put_full_page(pp, page, allow_direct);
-
-	return true;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(page_pool_return_skb_page);
diff --git a/net/core/skbuff.c b/net/core/skbuff.c
index d3bed964123c..acc5844a0de1 100644
--- a/net/core/skbuff.c
+++ b/net/core/skbuff.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 #include <net/mpls.h>
 #include <net/mptcp.h>
 #include <net/mctp.h>
-#include <net/page_pool/types.h>
+#include <net/page_pool/helpers.h>
 #include <net/dropreason.h>
 
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
@@ -879,11 +879,52 @@ static void skb_clone_fraglist(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		skb_get(list);
 }
 
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PAGE_POOL)
+bool napi_pp_put_page(struct page *page, bool napi_safe)
+{
+	struct napi_struct *napi;
+	struct page_pool *pp;
+	bool allow_direct;
+
+	page = compound_head(page);
+
+	/* page->pp_magic is OR'ed with PP_SIGNATURE after the allocation
+	 * in order to preserve any existing bits, such as bit 0 for the
+	 * head page of compound page and bit 1 for pfmemalloc page, so
+	 * mask those bits for freeing side when doing below checking,
+	 * and page_is_pfmemalloc() is checked in __page_pool_put_page()
+	 * to avoid recycling the pfmemalloc page.
+	 */
+	if (unlikely((page->pp_magic & ~0x3UL) != PP_SIGNATURE))
+		return false;
+
+	pp = page->pp;
+
+	/* Allow direct recycle if we have reasons to believe that we are
+	 * in the same context as the consumer would run, so there's
+	 * no possible race.
+	 */
+	napi = READ_ONCE(pp->p.napi);
+	allow_direct = napi_safe && napi &&
+		READ_ONCE(napi->list_owner) == smp_processor_id();
+
+	/* Driver set this to memory recycling info. Reset it on recycle.
+	 * This will *not* work for NIC using a split-page memory model.
+	 * The page will be returned to the pool here regardless of the
+	 * 'flipped' fragment being in use or not.
+	 */
+	page_pool_put_full_page(pp, page, allow_direct);
+
+	return true;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(napi_pp_put_page);
+#endif
+
 static bool skb_pp_recycle(struct sk_buff *skb, void *data, bool napi_safe)
 {
 	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PAGE_POOL) || !skb->pp_recycle)
 		return false;
-	return page_pool_return_skb_page(virt_to_page(data), napi_safe);
+	return napi_pp_put_page(virt_to_page(data), napi_safe);
 }
 
 static void skb_kfree_head(void *head, unsigned int end_offset)
