diff --git a/src/libsystemd-network/network-internal.c b/src/libsystemd-network/network-internal.c
index f6e836e399..96aeea3cbd 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd-network/network-internal.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd-network/network-internal.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include "string-table.h"
 #include "string-util.h"
 #include "strv.h"
-#include "utf8.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
 const char *net_get_name_persistent(sd_device *device) {
@@ -486,47 +485,6 @@ int config_parse_match_property(
         }
 }
 
-int config_parse_ifalias(const char *unit,
-                         const char *filename,
-                         unsigned line,
-                         const char *section,
-                         unsigned section_line,
-                         const char *lvalue,
-                         int ltype,
-                         const char *rvalue,
-                         void *data,
-                         void *userdata) {
-
-        char **s = data;
-
-        assert(filename);
-        assert(lvalue);
-        assert(rvalue);
-        assert(data);
-
-        if (!isempty(rvalue)) {
-                *s = mfree(*s);
-                return 0;
-        }
-
-        if (!ascii_is_valid(rvalue)) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
-                           "Interface alias is not ASCII clean, ignoring assignment: %s", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
-
-        if (strlen(rvalue) >= IFALIASZ) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
-                           "Interface alias is too long, ignoring assignment: %s", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
-
-        if (free_and_strdup(s, rvalue) < 0)
-                return log_oom();
-
-        return 0;
-}
-
 int config_parse_hwaddr(const char *unit,
                         const char *filename,
                         unsigned line,
diff --git a/src/libsystemd-network/network-internal.h b/src/libsystemd-network/network-internal.h
index 170117e900..7f6ddae739 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd-network/network-internal.h
+++ b/src/libsystemd-network/network-internal.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ CONFIG_PARSER_PROTOTYPE(config_parse_hwaddrs);
 CONFIG_PARSER_PROTOTYPE(config_parse_match_strv);
 CONFIG_PARSER_PROTOTYPE(config_parse_match_ifnames);
 CONFIG_PARSER_PROTOTYPE(config_parse_match_property);
-CONFIG_PARSER_PROTOTYPE(config_parse_ifalias);
 
 int net_get_unique_predictable_data(sd_device *device, bool use_sysname, uint64_t *result);
 const char *net_get_name_persistent(sd_device *device);
diff --git a/src/udev/net/link-config.c b/src/udev/net/link-config.c
index c23c2bdd20..fe542ca8a5 100644
--- a/src/udev/net/link-config.c
+++ b/src/udev/net/link-config.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "string-table.h"
 #include "string-util.h"
 #include "strv.h"
+#include "utf8.h"
 
 struct link_config_ctx {
         LIST_HEAD(link_config, links);
@@ -661,6 +662,48 @@ int link_get_driver(link_config_ctx *ctx, sd_device *device, char **ret) {
         return 0;
 }
 
+int config_parse_ifalias(
+                const char *unit,
+                const char *filename,
+                unsigned line,
+                const char *section,
+                unsigned section_line,
+                const char *lvalue,
+                int ltype,
+                const char *rvalue,
+                void *data,
+                void *userdata) {
+
+        char **s = data;
+
+        assert(filename);
+        assert(lvalue);
+        assert(rvalue);
+        assert(data);
+
+        if (!isempty(rvalue)) {
+                *s = mfree(*s);
+                return 0;
+        }
+
+        if (!ascii_is_valid(rvalue)) {
+                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
+                           "Interface alias is not ASCII clean, ignoring assignment: %s", rvalue);
+                return 0;
+        }
+
+        if (strlen(rvalue) >= IFALIASZ) {
+                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
+                           "Interface alias is too long, ignoring assignment: %s", rvalue);
+                return 0;
+        }
+
+        if (free_and_strdup(s, rvalue) < 0)
+                return log_oom();
+
+        return 0;
+}
+
 static const char* const mac_address_policy_table[_MAC_ADDRESS_POLICY_MAX] = {
         [MAC_ADDRESS_POLICY_PERSISTENT] = "persistent",
         [MAC_ADDRESS_POLICY_RANDOM] = "random",
diff --git a/src/udev/net/link-config.h b/src/udev/net/link-config.h
index 8b5801c003..8bed27e272 100644
--- a/src/udev/net/link-config.h
+++ b/src/udev/net/link-config.h
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ MACAddressPolicy mac_address_policy_from_string(const char *p) _pure_;
 /* gperf lookup function */
 const struct ConfigPerfItem* link_config_gperf_lookup(const char *key, GPERF_LEN_TYPE length);
 
+CONFIG_PARSER_PROTOTYPE(config_parse_ifalias);
 CONFIG_PARSER_PROTOTYPE(config_parse_mac_address_policy);
 CONFIG_PARSER_PROTOTYPE(config_parse_name_policy);
 CONFIG_PARSER_PROTOTYPE(config_parse_alternative_names_policy);