diff --git a/src/network/networkd-route.c b/src/network/networkd-route.c
index 6bda083360..28ef058651 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-route.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-route.c
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ int route_compare_func(const Route *a, const Route *b) {
         }
 }
 
-DEFINE_PRIVATE_HASH_OPS_WITH_KEY_DESTRUCTOR(
+DEFINE_HASH_OPS_WITH_KEY_DESTRUCTOR(
                 route_hash_ops,
                 Route,
                 route_hash_func,
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-route.h b/src/network/networkd-route.h
index 6bc19fd7d8..a3194de1ae 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-route.h
+++ b/src/network/networkd-route.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ typedef struct Route {
 
 void route_hash_func(const Route *route, struct siphash *state);
 int route_compare_func(const Route *a, const Route *b);
+extern const struct hash_ops route_hash_ops;
 
 int route_new(Route **ret);
 Route *route_free(Route *route);