diff --git a/cmd/nvedit.c b/cmd/nvedit.c
index 1cb0bc1460b..399f6d6ce16 100644
--- a/cmd/nvedit.c
+++ b/cmd/nvedit.c
@@ -358,6 +358,18 @@ ulong env_get_hex(const char *varname, ulong default_val)
 	return value;
 }
 
+void eth_parse_enetaddr(const char *addr, uint8_t *enetaddr)
+{
+	char *end;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < 6; ++i) {
+		enetaddr[i] = addr ? simple_strtoul(addr, &end, 16) : 0;
+		if (addr)
+			addr = (*end) ? end + 1 : end;
+	}
+}
+
 int eth_env_get_enetaddr(const char *name, uint8_t *enetaddr)
 {
 	eth_parse_enetaddr(env_get(name), enetaddr);
diff --git a/include/env.h b/include/env.h
index a74a261337e..121b13e9d75 100644
--- a/include/env.h
+++ b/include/env.h
@@ -332,4 +332,15 @@ int env_get_char(int index);
  */
 void env_reloc(void);
 
+/**
+ * eth_parse_enetaddr() - Parse a MAC address
+ *
+ * Convert a string MAC address
+ *
+ * @addr: MAC address in aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff format, where each part is a 2-digit
+ *	hex value
+ * @enetaddr: Place to put MAC address (6 bytes)
+ */
+void eth_parse_enetaddr(const char *addr, uint8_t *enetaddr);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/include/net.h b/include/net.h
index 75a16e4c8f8..e208cc43a0b 100644
--- a/include/net.h
+++ b/include/net.h
@@ -875,15 +875,4 @@ int update_tftp(ulong addr, char *interface, char *devstring);
 
 /**********************************************************************/
 
-/**
- * eth_parse_enetaddr() - Parse a MAC address
- *
- * Convert a string MAC address
- *
- * @addr: MAC address in aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff format, where each part is a 2-digit
- *	hex value
- * @enetaddr: Place to put MAC address (6 bytes)
- */
-void eth_parse_enetaddr(const char *addr, uint8_t *enetaddr);
-
 #endif /* __NET_H__ */
diff --git a/net/net.c b/net/net.c
index ded86e74567..4d2b7ead3bb 100644
--- a/net/net.c
+++ b/net/net.c
@@ -1628,15 +1628,3 @@ ushort env_get_vlan(char *var)
 {
 	return string_to_vlan(env_get(var));
 }
-
-void eth_parse_enetaddr(const char *addr, uint8_t *enetaddr)
-{
-	char *end;
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < 6; ++i) {
-		enetaddr[i] = addr ? simple_strtoul(addr, &end, 16) : 0;
-		if (addr)
-			addr = (*end) ? end + 1 : end;
-	}
-}