diff --git a/src/flow-manager.c b/src/flow-manager.c
index bea4b6b351..fb6d2a1077 100644
--- a/src/flow-manager.c
+++ b/src/flow-manager.c
@@ -127,24 +127,6 @@ void FlowKillFlowManagerThread(void)
     return;
 }
 
-/** \internal
- *  \brief Get the flow's state
- *
- *  \param f flow
- *
- *  \retval state either FLOW_STATE_NEW, FLOW_STATE_ESTABLISHED or FLOW_STATE_CLOSED
- */
-static inline int FlowGetFlowState(Flow *f) {
-    if (flow_proto[f->protomap].GetProtoState != NULL) {
-        return flow_proto[f->protomap].GetProtoState(f->protoctx);
-    } else {
-        if ((f->flags & FLOW_TO_SRC_SEEN) && (f->flags & FLOW_TO_DST_SEEN))
-            return FLOW_STATE_ESTABLISHED;
-        else
-            return FLOW_STATE_NEW;
-    }
-}
-
 /** \internal
  *  \brief get timeout for flow
  *
diff --git a/src/flow-private.h b/src/flow-private.h
index bd25960b2b..32163c75d2 100644
--- a/src/flow-private.h
+++ b/src/flow-private.h
@@ -96,5 +96,23 @@ uint32_t flowbits_removed;
 SCMutex flowbits_mutex;
 #endif /* FLOWBITS_STATS */
 
+/** \internal
+ *  \brief Get the flow's state
+ *
+ *  \param f flow
+ *
+ *  \retval state either FLOW_STATE_NEW, FLOW_STATE_ESTABLISHED or FLOW_STATE_CLOSED
+ */
+static inline int FlowGetFlowState(Flow *f) {
+    if (flow_proto[f->protomap].GetProtoState != NULL) {
+        return flow_proto[f->protomap].GetProtoState(f->protoctx);
+    } else {
+        if ((f->flags & FLOW_TO_SRC_SEEN) && (f->flags & FLOW_TO_DST_SEEN))
+            return FLOW_STATE_ESTABLISHED;
+        else
+            return FLOW_STATE_NEW;
+    }
+}
+
 #endif /* __FLOW_PRIVATE_H__ */