diff --git a/include/net/ip_tunnels.h b/include/net/ip_tunnels.h
index ced80e2f8b58..51da2957cf48 100644
--- a/include/net/ip_tunnels.h
+++ b/include/net/ip_tunnels.h
@@ -302,6 +302,9 @@ int ip_tunnel_newlink(struct net_device *dev, struct nlattr *tb[],
 		      struct ip_tunnel_parm *p, __u32 fwmark);
 void ip_tunnel_setup(struct net_device *dev, unsigned int net_id);
 
+bool ip_tunnel_netlink_encap_parms(struct nlattr *data[],
+				   struct ip_tunnel_encap *encap);
+
 extern const struct header_ops ip_tunnel_header_ops;
 __be16 ip_tunnel_parse_protocol(const struct sk_buff *skb);
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c b/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c
index cc1caab4a654..526e6a52a973 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c
@@ -1079,3 +1079,38 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(ip_tunnel_parse_protocol);
 
 const struct header_ops ip_tunnel_header_ops = { .parse_protocol = ip_tunnel_parse_protocol };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ip_tunnel_header_ops);
+
+/* This function returns true when ENCAP attributes are present in the nl msg */
+bool ip_tunnel_netlink_encap_parms(struct nlattr *data[],
+				   struct ip_tunnel_encap *encap)
+{
+	bool ret = false;
+
+	memset(encap, 0, sizeof(*encap));
+
+	if (!data)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (data[IFLA_IPTUN_ENCAP_TYPE]) {
+		ret = true;
+		encap->type = nla_get_u16(data[IFLA_IPTUN_ENCAP_TYPE]);
+	}
+
+	if (data[IFLA_IPTUN_ENCAP_FLAGS]) {
+		ret = true;
+		encap->flags = nla_get_u16(data[IFLA_IPTUN_ENCAP_FLAGS]);
+	}
+
+	if (data[IFLA_IPTUN_ENCAP_SPORT]) {
+		ret = true;
+		encap->sport = nla_get_be16(data[IFLA_IPTUN_ENCAP_SPORT]);
+	}
+
+	if (data[IFLA_IPTUN_ENCAP_DPORT]) {
+		ret = true;
+		encap->dport = nla_get_be16(data[IFLA_IPTUN_ENCAP_DPORT]);
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ip_tunnel_netlink_encap_parms);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipip.c b/net/ipv4/ipip.c
index 123ea63a04cb..7c64ca06adf3 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipip.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipip.c
@@ -448,40 +448,6 @@ static void ipip_netlink_parms(struct nlattr *data[],
 		*fwmark = nla_get_u32(data[IFLA_IPTUN_FWMARK]);
 }
 
-/* This function returns true when ENCAP attributes are present in the nl msg */
-static bool ipip_netlink_encap_parms(struct nlattr *data[],
-				     struct ip_tunnel_encap *ipencap)
-{
-	bool ret = false;
-
-	memset(ipencap, 0, sizeof(*ipencap));
-
-	if (!data)
-		return ret;
-
-	if (data[IFLA_IPTUN_ENCAP_TYPE]) {
-		ret = true;
-		ipencap->type = nla_get_u16(data[IFLA_IPTUN_ENCAP_TYPE]);
-	}
-
-	if (data[IFLA_IPTUN_ENCAP_FLAGS]) {
-		ret = true;
-		ipencap->flags = nla_get_u16(data[IFLA_IPTUN_ENCAP_FLAGS]);
-	}
-
-	if (data[IFLA_IPTUN_ENCAP_SPORT]) {
-		ret = true;
-		ipencap->sport = nla_get_be16(data[IFLA_IPTUN_ENCAP_SPORT]);
-	}
-
-	if (data[IFLA_IPTUN_ENCAP_DPORT]) {
-		ret = true;
-		ipencap->dport = nla_get_be16(data[IFLA_IPTUN_ENCAP_DPORT]);
-	}
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
 static int ipip_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 			struct nlattr *tb[], struct nlattr *data[],
 			struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
@@ -491,7 +457,7 @@ static int ipip_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 	struct ip_tunnel_encap ipencap;
 	__u32 fwmark = 0;
 
-	if (ipip_netlink_encap_parms(data, &ipencap)) {
+	if (ip_tunnel_netlink_encap_parms(data, &ipencap)) {
 		int err = ip_tunnel_encap_setup(t, &ipencap);
 
 		if (err < 0)
@@ -512,7 +478,7 @@ static int ipip_changelink(struct net_device *dev, struct nlattr *tb[],
 	bool collect_md;
 	__u32 fwmark = t->fwmark;
 
-	if (ipip_netlink_encap_parms(data, &ipencap)) {
+	if (ip_tunnel_netlink_encap_parms(data, &ipencap)) {
 		int err = ip_tunnel_encap_setup(t, &ipencap);
 
 		if (err < 0)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
index 9e97f3b4c7e8..cc5d5e75b658 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
@@ -1988,39 +1988,6 @@ static void ip6_tnl_netlink_parms(struct nlattr *data[],
 		parms->fwmark = nla_get_u32(data[IFLA_IPTUN_FWMARK]);
 }
 
-static bool ip6_tnl_netlink_encap_parms(struct nlattr *data[],
-					struct ip_tunnel_encap *ipencap)
-{
-	bool ret = false;
-
-	memset(ipencap, 0, sizeof(*ipencap));
-
-	if (!data)
-		return ret;
-
-	if (data[IFLA_IPTUN_ENCAP_TYPE]) {
-		ret = true;
-		ipencap->type = nla_get_u16(data[IFLA_IPTUN_ENCAP_TYPE]);
-	}
-
-	if (data[IFLA_IPTUN_ENCAP_FLAGS]) {
-		ret = true;
-		ipencap->flags = nla_get_u16(data[IFLA_IPTUN_ENCAP_FLAGS]);
-	}
-
-	if (data[IFLA_IPTUN_ENCAP_SPORT]) {
-		ret = true;
-		ipencap->sport = nla_get_be16(data[IFLA_IPTUN_ENCAP_SPORT]);
-	}
-
-	if (data[IFLA_IPTUN_ENCAP_DPORT]) {
-		ret = true;
-		ipencap->dport = nla_get_be16(data[IFLA_IPTUN_ENCAP_DPORT]);
-	}
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
 static int ip6_tnl_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 			   struct nlattr *tb[], struct nlattr *data[],
 			   struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
@@ -2033,7 +2000,7 @@ static int ip6_tnl_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 
 	nt = netdev_priv(dev);
 
-	if (ip6_tnl_netlink_encap_parms(data, &ipencap)) {
+	if (ip_tunnel_netlink_encap_parms(data, &ipencap)) {
 		err = ip6_tnl_encap_setup(nt, &ipencap);
 		if (err < 0)
 			return err;
@@ -2070,7 +2037,7 @@ static int ip6_tnl_changelink(struct net_device *dev, struct nlattr *tb[],
 	if (dev == ip6n->fb_tnl_dev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (ip6_tnl_netlink_encap_parms(data, &ipencap)) {
+	if (ip_tunnel_netlink_encap_parms(data, &ipencap)) {
 		int err = ip6_tnl_encap_setup(t, &ipencap);
 
 		if (err < 0)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/sit.c b/net/ipv6/sit.c
index 98f1cf40746f..a8a258f672fa 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/sit.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/sit.c
@@ -1534,40 +1534,6 @@ static void ipip6_netlink_parms(struct nlattr *data[],
 		*fwmark = nla_get_u32(data[IFLA_IPTUN_FWMARK]);
 }
 
-/* This function returns true when ENCAP attributes are present in the nl msg */
-static bool ipip6_netlink_encap_parms(struct nlattr *data[],
-				      struct ip_tunnel_encap *ipencap)
-{
-	bool ret = false;
-
-	memset(ipencap, 0, sizeof(*ipencap));
-
-	if (!data)
-		return ret;
-
-	if (data[IFLA_IPTUN_ENCAP_TYPE]) {
-		ret = true;
-		ipencap->type = nla_get_u16(data[IFLA_IPTUN_ENCAP_TYPE]);
-	}
-
-	if (data[IFLA_IPTUN_ENCAP_FLAGS]) {
-		ret = true;
-		ipencap->flags = nla_get_u16(data[IFLA_IPTUN_ENCAP_FLAGS]);
-	}
-
-	if (data[IFLA_IPTUN_ENCAP_SPORT]) {
-		ret = true;
-		ipencap->sport = nla_get_be16(data[IFLA_IPTUN_ENCAP_SPORT]);
-	}
-
-	if (data[IFLA_IPTUN_ENCAP_DPORT]) {
-		ret = true;
-		ipencap->dport = nla_get_be16(data[IFLA_IPTUN_ENCAP_DPORT]);
-	}
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_IPV6_SIT_6RD
 /* This function returns true when 6RD attributes are present in the nl msg */
 static bool ipip6_netlink_6rd_parms(struct nlattr *data[],
@@ -1619,7 +1585,7 @@ static int ipip6_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 
 	nt = netdev_priv(dev);
 
-	if (ipip6_netlink_encap_parms(data, &ipencap)) {
+	if (ip_tunnel_netlink_encap_parms(data, &ipencap)) {
 		err = ip_tunnel_encap_setup(nt, &ipencap);
 		if (err < 0)
 			return err;
@@ -1671,7 +1637,7 @@ static int ipip6_changelink(struct net_device *dev, struct nlattr *tb[],
 	if (dev == sitn->fb_tunnel_dev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (ipip6_netlink_encap_parms(data, &ipencap)) {
+	if (ip_tunnel_netlink_encap_parms(data, &ipencap)) {
 		err = ip_tunnel_encap_setup(t, &ipencap);
 		if (err < 0)
 			return err;
